Every great civilization sought legitimacy in the heavens—except one that largely sought it in history. Ancient Egypt looked to Ra. Mesopotamia revered Marduk. Greece had […]
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“Dark” Muslims – and brightly enlightened Europe?
The history we’ve been taught is propaganda: The Islamic world was the brain, Europe the arsonist. In 391 CE, Christian mobs destroyed the Great Library […]
Why Buddhism Is a Religion
In Western culture, especially among so-called “woke” circles and Hollywood elites, there’s an odd obsession with Buddhism. For many, it’s romanticized as a peaceful, philosophical […]
The Swastika Is Not What Many People In The West Think It Is
In the 1920s, the Nazis culturally appropriated the age-old symbol of good fortune and turned it into an emblem of Aryan identity and German nationalism […]
Being Buddhist For A Day
Keeping the 10 precepts, and failing Today, February 24, is Poya. A full moon day. Poya is a public holiday in Sri Lanka and you can do […]