7: Making Bonds with the Universe
The Buddha made it clear that we should create and maintain bonds with the universe even though we have been born into human life. The Cathars also were constantly […]
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Interfaith
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6: metempsychosis and karma: the Church of Love
If we come into contact with people at large during each day, packed on to commuter trains, or standing in queues because of the delays of seasonal rushes and peak
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5: Staking your life for your faith
The Cathars were persecuted unmercifully for many years, their lack of materialistic concerns and their adaptability leading them to flee easily across central and western Europe. Like the Jews, they
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4: Cathars and Buddhists: Consolation
The Cathars had an unusual view of consoling or being consoled which greatly inspired me during my time living and training in Roussillon. The Consolamentum was extremely liberating for those who
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3: Montaillou: out of the mouths of Cathars
In Article 2 in this series, I described the Consolamentum, the ultimate blessing given by Cathars to cleanse them of all sins so that they could join the ranks of
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2: Consolamentum
As mentioned in the previous article, the Cathars had many fundamental beliefs which are in essence similar to Buddhist beliefs. Their history is slowly being uncovered, but researchers are still
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1: Buddhism and the Cathars
It has helped me throughout my life to examine the similarities and differences between various things, so I have become increasingly fascinated by the Cathars, a mysterious Christian sect at