In 150 BCE due to the worldliness of Jerusalem, its temple and Roman rule, a Jewish sect known as the Essenes left their city community and moved into the desert. The word Essene literally means doctor and many dedicated souls gathered in the desert near Qumran...
The Age of Enlightenment was a philosophical movement that rejected the traditional social, religious and political norms of the 18th century and emphasized rationalism. Buddhists define enlightenment as a final blessed state where both desire and suffering are...
