Answer: Watch this 8-minute video where a lovely young lady beautifully recites some beautiful Buddha quotes.
Wisdom of the Buddha (downloaded more than a half-million times)
What are some of the best Buddha quotes presented as a spoken video?
August 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Can some “expert” please explain to me the “Buddhist way of life” in a short video?
August 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Answer: Here you go! Matthieu Ricard gives this excellent 18-minute overview of the practice of Buddhism at the Mind and Life XXII – Contemplative Science Conference in November 2010.
Move the time cursor to 38 minutes to watch Matthieu’s talk.
Matthieu Ricard, Ph.D.: Buddhist monk and author, received a Ph.D. in Cellular Genetics at the Institut Pasteur, French interpreter for H.H. the Dalai Lama.
How can I better understand the more challenging Buddhist ideas?
August 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Answer: Read these blog articles and see if they help.
I thought these articles explained some difficult concepts very well. Maybe hard-line Buddhists who have to toe the party line may disagree with some of the things these authors say, but as a non-Buddhist simply trying to extract helpful, practical stuff out of Buddhist principles to apply in my everyday life, I thought these articles were excellent.
Explaining attachment:
Attachment: Understanding the Origin of Human Suffering, Part 1
How Our Cravings and Attachments Cause our Pain and Suffering, Part 2
Explaining the ego and how it must be subdued:
What your ego is and how to stop it from obscuring your inner peace and unconditional love
Explaining whether experiencing and expressing anger under all circumstances is wrong:
