Gautama Dhamma

A Daoist–Esoteric Perspective Preserved in Chinese Civilization 1. Why Chinese Language Preserves Ancient Metaphysics It is difficult to articulate ancient metaphysical models using modern English alone. One of the great advantages of the Chinese language is its clear separation between spoken language and written characters. While spoken Chinese has evolved greatly over the centuries, written…

For more than a century, English-language discussions of Indian and Buddhist philosophy have been shaped by a quiet but decisive mistranslation. Ātman (Sanskrit) and attā (Pāli) have been rendered as “Self.” This choice, now treated as academic common sense, has profoundly altered how the path of liberation is understood. To recover the true meaning of…

The Adjustment Bureau is not merely a science-fiction romance; it functions as a sophisticated symbolic language for one of humanity’s oldest questions: Are our lives governed by fate, or do we possess genuine freedom?Though the “men in hats” are fictional, the type of intervention they represent is very real—philosophically, spiritually, and psychologically. What follows is…

— How Bondage Arises from Identifying the Self with the World I. Introduction — Correcting a Fundamental Misreading The Brahmajāla Sutta (Brahma’s Teachings on Net), placed deliberately at the very opening of the Dīgha Nikāya, has long been approached as a sweeping rejection of the self. In many modern readings, it is taken to represent…

The phrase “busy solitude” sounds paradoxical at first. Solitude suggests withdrawal; busyness suggests engagement. Yet when brought together, they point to a profound human truth: the highest form of happiness arises when the mind is deeply engaged in meaningful work, while remaining inwardly secluded from the noise of the world. The busy solitude legacy bridges…

Mapping Today’s Buddhist Teachers Through the Lens of Atta-Saraṇa and the Authentic Doctrine of Gautama Buddha (Now part of the New book) Introduction: Why Many Traditions — Including Christianity — Call the Self or Soul “Eternal” and “Indestructible” (Clarified through Gautama Buddha’s Teaching on the Citta and Its Liberation from the World through the Middle…

As Buddhists travel, learn, and meet one another across traditions, we discover something both beautiful and instructive: the Buddha’s teaching has not only survived more than 2,500 years — it has diversified. It now supports many ways of life and many kinds of spiritual aspirations. During the recent World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference in Bangkok,…

A Reflection from the World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference, Bangkok Bangkok is radiant right now — temples shining with golden light, the fragrance of incense carried by the warm breeze, and Buddhists from many nations gathering with hopes of unity, peace, and compassion. The 75th World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference has brought together venerable monks,…

A new way of understanding one of Earth’s strangest and most ancient minds Introduction Among all the beings on Earth, none are stranger, more gifted, or more evolutionarily confounding than the octopus. And yet… Their lives are heartbreakingly short.One to three years, on average. How can a creature of such sophistication —with problem-solving skills, memory,…

A Linguistic and Doctrinal Restoration Among the beings mentioned in the early Pāli canon, Sahampati holds a distinct place. He is remembered as the Brahmā who appeared before Gautama shortly after Awakening and urged Him to teach. But both the name Sahampati and the moment of his descent have been misunderstood for centuries. To recover…