Buddhism

What is Buddhism?

Buddhism teaches us to break free of our delusions and ease our suffering. The path to liberation is laid out in the Four Noble Truths, with the Eightfold Path outlining the wisdom, virtue, and meditation required to achieve a peaceful state. Try it out – no faith required – and experience the life-enhancing practice for yourself.

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Development

Balancing Ends (Front/Back-end Development)

Balance is key to creating fast, secure, and usable web applications. Using tools like Angular.js, React.js, and Vue.js, you can harmoniously blend server- and client-side technologies for an elegant and sustainable solution. Don’t get stuck on one side or the other: balance your approach to development!

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Development

Choosing the Right Stack for the Job

“Is PHP dead? Should you use React or Vue? Find out which tech stack is best for your project and discover why depth, popularity and stability matters for coding success.”

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Development

WordPress Plugin Boilerplate, Part Two

In a previous post, I introduced Wordpress Plugin Boilerplate (hereafter referred to as WPBB for brevity), an attempt at standardization for the way Wordpress plugins are developed.

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Development

Getting WP Post and Postmeta in Single Rows

WordPress uses wp_posts to store post, page, and Custom Post Type (CPT) data the wp_postmeta table for Custom Metabox data. To retrieve this data you have to read for the post plus multiple linked postmeta rows. In this post, we conquer postmeta with subqueries.

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Development

WordPress Plugin Boilerplate, Part One

The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate offers a standardized, organized way to build high-quality plugins: download the generator, and get access to its 100% object-oriented code. Learn how to use this useful tool with our detailed guide!

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Paganism

The Heathen Priest-Kings

The king, throughout Germanic tribal history, was considered the holder of the luck of his tribe. The onus was upon him to maintain a good relationship with the divine, and it was through him that his tribe received the blessings of the gods.

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Paganism

Good and Evil

Eric Wodening’s “We Are Our Deeds – The Elder Heathenry – Its Ethic and Thew” provides a strong basis for beginning such a study. Using linguistics, the author examines English words and their origins in an effort to determine what the ancients really meant when they used terms like “good” and “evil”.

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Paganism

Facing Mortality

Growing up the way I did, there was an acceptance as fact of the myths associated with Christianity. My mom or grandmother, I forget which,

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Paganism

On Valhalla

No one knows what happens after death, but I choose to live as if I understand its possibilities. Whether I have a shot at Valhalla or not, I will honor my folk and their gods by leading with integrity and standing in the footsteps of my spiritual ancestor, Óðinn.

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Paganism

Theological Musings

Discover the ancient practice of pagans and heathens: embracing what we do, rather than what we believe, to stand in the middle ground and unlock divine experiences through rituals and traditions. Suspend disbelief and reap the rewards.

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Paganism

The Twelve Noble Virtues

Among the many foreign concepts perpetrated on my ancestors by the invasion of Christianity, one was the idea that belief mattered. Ancient paganism, whether from

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