If you had not suffered as you have, there would be no depth to you as a human being, no humility, no compassion. You would not be reading this now. Suffering cracks open the shell of ego, and then comes a point when it has served its purpose.
Easter is derived from two ancient traditions: Pagan and Judeo-Christian.
A wonderful video on meditation. Love it!
Death is not the opposite of life. Life has no opposite. The opposite of death is birth. Life is eternal.
Candlelight has many positive associations. Regardless of the belief systems you may adhere to a lighted candle symbolizes enlightenment, awareness or the search for truth.
Without doubt compassion is our Buddha seed or true nature, our potential to become a Buddha, and it is because all living beings possess this seed of self acceptance and compassion that they will all eventually become Buddhas.
Is the desire to take personal responsibility for things in life purely ego-based? In response to this important question from one of our members, Eckhart reminds us that it is our state of consciousness in any given moment that creates the world we see around us.