Answers questions on the Dhammapada, the Buddhist verses on the mind, anger, craving and the path, quoting F. Max Müller's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.
“254. There is no path through the air, a man is not a Samana by outward acts. The world delights in vanity, the Tathagatas (the Buddhas) are free from vanity. 2…”
Answers questions on H. G. Wells's A Short History of the World, from the origins of life and the first civilisations to the First World War, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.
“This was the gist of his teaching, a very subtle and metaphysical teaching indeed, not nearly so easy to understand as the Greek injunction to see and know fear…”
Answers travel questions on Thailand and Bangkok: temples, food, transport, customs and safety, citing the Wikivoyage guides (CC BY-SA). Check current details before you travel.
“…y not to show any form of disrespect to Buddhism. For example, do not wear a T-shirt with Buddha or Buddhist imagery on it, and do not get a Buddha tattoo (if y…”
Answers travel questions on Japan, Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka: getting around, where to stay, food, etiquette and sights, citing the Wikivoyage guides (CC BY-SA). Check current details before you travel.
“#### Buddhist Horyuji Temple, Horyuji Buddhism has had a profound impact on Japan ever since it was introduced in the 6th century. Like shrines, temples can be …”
Answers questions on the Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna's dilemma, duty, action without attachment and devotion, quoting Sir Edwin Arnold's verse translation (The Song Celestial) from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.
“Than waters mar th' enamelled lotus-leaf. With life, with heart, with mind,-nay, with the help Of all five senses--letting selfhood go-- Yogins toil ever toward…”
Answers questions on Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, on the Way and its virtue, quoting James Legge's 1891 English translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.
Answers questions on William James's Pragmatism: the pragmatic method, the pragmatic theory of truth and the squirrel dispute, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the lecture.
“Observe how radical the character of the monism here is. Separation is not simply overcome by the One, it is denied to exist. There is no many. We are not parts…”