The Psychedelic Experience: LSD and Buddhist Practices

“Tricycle” magazine described the boom of LSD during the 1960s as blowing the generation gap wide open. They described it as “the old were appalled while the young were enthralled.” In his manuscript for Flashbacks Leary wrote, “Some students quit school and pilgrimage eastward to study yoga on the Ganges. Not necessarily a bad development…

Patanjali’s Yoga Darsana – The Hatha Yoga Tradition

A Comparative Study of Their Means, Goals and Correspondences Introduction If atman is brahman in a pot (the body), then one need merely break the pot to fully realize the primordial unity of the individual soul with the plentitude of Being that was the Absolute.[1] In the above quote, which paraphrases the Chandogya Upanisad (6.8.7),…

Marriage Equality in America

During the 2004 race for the United States presidency, there were many issues that divided the nation along liberal and conservative lines. One of the great ironies that still divides the nation is the issue of the legal recognition of marriages involving same gender couples. In this country, marriage is considered a legally, morally, and…

The Life & History of Saladin

Some history books speak of the crusades as “an invasion of Muslim territories by marauding Europeans whose primary motive is to plunder new lands.”(Closson) By definition in today’s society, the crusades were part of early European imperialism.(Lewis) Yet, a mere 400 years had passed since Islam had conquered North Africa and forcibly taken the large…

Death Penalty vs. Catholicism

In the United States, upwards of 30 people per year are executed by the government as punishment for criminal activity. Many other countries also use this method of punishment. The issues surrounding capital punishment have always been bridges to burn among the people of society, the Roman Catholic Church, different government representatives, and pretty much…

An Investigation into the World of L. Ron Hubbard and his Religion of Scientology

The beast that became Scientology started innocently enough. In 1938, the famous journal ‘Astounding Science Fiction’ published ‘The Dangerous Dimension’. ‘Dimension’ chronicled the life of a young man by the name of Henry Mudge, who accidentally discovers a secret philosophical equation-which grants him god-like powers. What follows is a series of adventures as Mr. Mudge…

The Ancient Religion of Hinduism

Hinduism is the most ancient of the 12 great religions of the world. It is a beautiful religious faith full of awe and wonder. Unlike the other of the great religions of the world. The Hindus are polytheists, meaning they worship multiple gods and goddesses. Brahman is the supreme Hindu god and overall of the…

Tao Te Ching: Taoism

Taoism, regarded as one the three main Chinese religions, is also regarded as one of the top philosophical views in life.