Do we really reap what we sow? What kind of destiny awaits if we count on Karma? In Mark Herringshaw’s, The Karma of Jesus, he explains Jesus’ supernatural role in breaking the ancient idea of the cycle of Karma-reaping what we sow. In no way is this book grotesquely preachy or over religious, yet it [...]
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The Karma of Jesus, Book Review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged buddha, buddhism, grace, hindu, Jesus, justice, karma on November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Long Road Ahead
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adultery, fiction, forgiveness, grace, redemption on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The following an excerpt from a fictional short-story I’m working on right now. It’s basically just the first two paragraphs. It’s about a woman who’s made some major mistakes and the difficult road (in more ways than one) that lies ahead. It’ll be a total of 1500 words or so when finished. I’m having [...]
Thoughts on Buddhism
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged buddhism, forgiveness, four noble truths, grace, nirvana, salvation on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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, [...]
