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The humming birds above was painted by Martin Johnson Heade. This is by Frederick Edwin Church. Both were painters of the Hudson River School.

Not familiar with Edward S. Herman but Noam Chomsky is a top man.

An absolute treasure.

Thanks for the links . Interesting stuff @rex

Another favourite, by John William Waterhouse.

Blade Runner Gattaca Apocalypse Now Life of Pi Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Thanks Jeff, they are both on my rather lengthy reading list.

It's a draw, All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix Tam Lin - Fairport Convention

Hi thanks for replying I have found a 2011 post on this forum wihich contains the following definition. I can see from this how people can make the connection. "The Dharmakaya completely transcends time and space but is also, at the same time, to be found in all things and within all sentient beings. It constitutes the fundamental essence of all existence and possesses, pre-eminently, the qualities of absolute wisdom, compassion and bliss. It is the principal aim of Mahayana Buddhism to ultimately attain, for oneself and others, blissful and eternal union with this reality - a state more commonly referred to as Nirvana. In itself, the Dharmakaya remains unknowable and imperceptible to our ordinary human faculties of sense and cognition. One can only be made aware of it through prajna which is an intuitive power capable of seeing things as they are, undistorted by the influence of ignorance and the myriad passions that afflict us constantly." @Harmonious Emptiness

Loreena McKennitt and Van Morrison.

Hi, I am currently reading Sangharakshita's 'What is the Dharma'. In a section on the Five Spiritual Faculties of Buddhism he mentions that four of them may be compared to the "four principal yogas of Hinduism". Faith with Bhakti, Wisdom with Jnana, Energy (spritual vigour) with Karma and Meditative concentration with Rajah. The fifth faculty, Mindfulness, does not seem to have an equivalent. In fact the author states that "mindfulness is not stressed in Hinduism at all". Sangharakshita takes this further and suggests that the lack of mindfulness is a reason why Hindus tend to specialise in one form of yoga as opposed to the Buddhist idea of developing all, mindfulness being essential. Sri Aurobindo is mentioned as an exception with his integral yoga, but still no mindfulness. Any comments from those with knowledge of Hinduism?

Just found this, thank you.

Hi All I came across this when I first became interested in Buddhism. I asked about it on a couple of forums where it was met with some hostility. A few days ago I found it again online. It still seems to get some people rather hot under the collar. Does anybody here have any views on the subject.

Hello everybody Since 2011 I have been following Buddhism but I have also found much inspiration in modern Druidry. In both of these subjects I have come across favourable references to Daoism so I guess it is time to explore further.