The basic doctrines of early Buddhism, which remain common to all Buddhism, include the “four noble truths”:
(1)existence is suffering (dukhka);
(2)suffering has a cause, namely craving and attachment (trishna);
(3) there is a cessation of suffering, which is nirvana;
(3)and there is a path to the cessation of suffering, the “eightfold path” of right views, right resolve, right speech, [...]
Archive for July 16th, 2009
Thoughts on Buddhism
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Praying One Step at a Time
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged faith, mustard seed faith, prayer on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Praying one step at a time is the idea of asking God to help you reach a number of smaller faith steps which ultimately lead to the “mountain moving” goal of your prayers. The size of our faith affects how we pray and how we believe God will answer our prayers. When our faith is still in it’s younger, developing [...]
