/tags/buddhism/Recent content in Buddhism on Late BloomsHugoen-usThu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000/posts/the-buddha-and-the-cat/Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000/posts/the-buddha-and-the-cat/<p><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2014/The-buddha-and-the-cat/i-XtbqG7C/0/KpDsm8n93mjsK7jfZNSqTnwjfPDtfhw73bnnczpZh/D/The-Buddha-and-the-Cat-D.jpg"><img alt="The Buddha and the Cat" loading="lazy" src="https://jeanjankisamaroo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/The-Buddha-and-the-Cat-1024x585.jpg"></a></p> <p>Once upon a time, there was a cat who liked to sit with the Buddha, sniff at him, and rest at his feet.  They had &ldquo;Dharma Talks.&rdquo;</p> <p>He taught her about meditation:  **&quot;**<strong>As you practice remaining attentive, passionate, and firm in purpose, those memories and conflicts of life are let go, and with their letting go your mind centers and becomes calm, it strengthens. This is how you develop mindfulness of, and in, the body.&quot;</strong></p>/posts/nirvana/Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000/posts/nirvana/<p>[caption id=&ldquo;attachment_65&rdquo; align=&ldquo;alignleft&rdquo; width=&ldquo;300&rdquo;]<a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2012/Nirvana/i-djK62fX/0/KVcvKLgGw7LkKhtZjxgsPg8PsNwDF6XFmzCznpHzG/D/2012-01-192-D.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="https://jeanjankisamaroo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012-01-192-300x240.jpg" title="Nirvana"></a> Nirvana[/caption]</p> <p>This collage is called Nirvana because if you look carefully, you can see a little Buddha head there.</p> <p>After a visit to Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Thailand three years ago, my interest in Buddhism was peaked.  Although I had visited Hong Kong and Thailand before, I hadn&rsquo;t witnessed so many images and statues of the Buddha, as on this visit. In these cultures, there are many followers of Buddha.  In addition,  Buddhism is very popular now in all parts of the world.</p>