Website review: Essentials of Buddhism - core conce...
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•238 reviews since Apr 27, 2004
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jtc45 rated 26 hours ago- Buddhism - and more specifically Zen Buddhism's emphasis on internal meditative practices - provide a mental tranquility which has been well documented by western scientific neurological studies and tests over the last 10 to 20 years. The modern conditions of the 21st century urban environment is complete over-stimulation. Constant sensory bombardments from noise pollution to the internet's informational gluttony have cumulated into sweeping new trends of sleeplessness, over-worry,panic attacks, anxiety, paranoia and depression within broad groups of those of the now 50% of the globe who live in cities. The meditative aspects of Buddhism, we have been shown, actually allow the individual meditating to gain control of his/her brain's Limbic System. These nerves imbedded deep inside the cortex control a person's heart rate, blood pressure, digestive functioning and other base functions. Yogi's meditating under scientific observation have shown these practices to in only minutes lower one's heart rate and blood pressure. High blood pressure and heart rates are endemic problems in the Christian practicing nations like the North America and throughout Western Europe. Thus, a religion able to ameliorate these ailments - like Buddhism has proven it can and does - would logically garner significant demand and therefore interest from the wide range of young and older Christian individual's seeking out alternative to increasingly high prescription-drug and other health-care costs. So, while it may appear that the "western obsession" is inane, or even at face value that Buddhism holds no more "logic than Christianity." I would argue observing the differences of these practices at a fundamentally psysiological level highlights how logical the western obsession with Buddhism truly is, and that its practices will only continue to gain saliency as our environmental attacks become stronger with time. similar to the mental and physical calmness generated from practicing yoga
- kingkong92 rated 44 hours ago
- I'm a Christian, and I love Buddhism. Great teaching.
- x-saigo rated 2 days ago
- I always found the Westerner's obsession with Buddhism funny.
After all it's no more logical than Christianity is.
From drstephen :
"Embrace these concepts and make the world a DEPRESSING place."
Fixed it for you. - I always found the Westerner's obsession with Buddhism funny.
- drstephen rated 4 days ago
- Embrace these concepts and make the world a better place.
- jayedreamer rated 8 days ago
- "Listen to the sound of one hand clapping Grasshopper"... written with Zen sparseness and clarity that only comes from being truly grounded and centered this site give one a beautiful overview of Buddism without the usual mysticism and silly faldarall of most new age/crystal hugger sites.
- iamBigT rated 2 weeks ago
- Nice site for people that want an overview and goals kinda of Buddhism.
- GeorgGurdjieff2 rated 3 weeks ago
- Not a word wasted.
- kimberlyclosser rated 3 weeks ago
- A decent overview of this religion but a little more depth would have been more telling...
- post2day rated 3 weeks ago
- very nice1
