Selfing and Othering
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Just like many of you, I’m sure, I’ve been following the football with keen
interest. I’ve been enjoying the unusual experience of following an England
t...
“Buddhism and American Literature”
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I did a thing! I have a chapter titled “Buddhism and American Literature”
that has been published in The Oxford Handbook of American Buddhism, edited
by An...
Good Days. A Poem
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With inspiration from R&B, mezza-soprano, baroque rock and a rock musician.
Good Days Red-tufted herons ballet on the white of Hokkaido’s soul, weights
the...
Getting Your Holiday break Buying Performed Early
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Holding out until the late to do a person's Xmas purchasing can be only
completely tense. Furthermore, observe it incredibly difficult to find a
wonderful ...
Forgiveness and Happiness
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Our FBA Podcast this week is entitled Forgiveness and Happiness. Santavajri
explores verses 4, 5 and 6 of the Eight Verses for Training the Mind. She
begin...
Self is Time
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“The self arrays itself and forms the entire universe. Perceive each
particular thing in this universe as a moment of time. Things do not hinder
things, ju...
Early Buddhism as an Orientalist Construct.
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European scholars did not at first realise that the many religious sects of
East and Southeast Asia were closely related. So different were the extant
f...
Mom Died
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It has been a long time since I posted. But I know that some of you still
follow, so I wanted to let you know that Mom passed away on January 4. I
was ther...
Take refuge in your senses
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You have traveled too fast over false ground; Now your soul has come to
take you back. Take refuge in your senses, open up To all the small
miracles you...
Colbert to the left of me, white men to the right
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And here I am, stuck in the middle with Assalayana.
Lately, I've been feeling like the legendary Assalayana, a 16-year-old
student of the Brahmans who was...
Still pushing drugs American style
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There is no justification whatsoever for running expensive advertisements
on television that end with the line “Ask your doctor whether…is right for
you....
"Prayers for Peace"
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A Prayer for Peace
BY Thich Nhat Hanh
In beauty, sitting on a lotus flower,
is Lord Buddha, quiet and solid.
Your humble disciple,
calm and pure of heart,...
A Simple, Short, Breathing Meditation
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Every morning, before breakfast, find a quiet place to sit where you wont
be disturbed.
Get yourself really comfortable and rest your hands on your lap....
Nietzsche NOW!
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NEW BOOK! Sample text and order options at at Warbler Press. For readers
both acquainted with and new to the writings of Friedrich
Nietzsche, Nietzsche NOW...
Buddhism and Authenticity
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We want our Buddhist practice to be “authentic” in two different senses of
the word: First, we want it to be authentically Buddhist—a genuine part of
the ...
The Two Generals Heng and Ha
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Statues of Generals Heng and Ha
(Image: Zjypw.com 上海彩雲工藝品有限公司; Edited by Harry Leong)
*The Two Generals Heng and Ha* (哼哈二將 *Heng Ha Erjiang*) are *dvarapad...
Growing up (part 1)
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There are several metaphors for the project that is the spiritual life. The
two most common variations are, I think, the path and the unfolding of the
plan...
Mudita is not “sympathetic joy”
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This is an extract the from the introduction to my course on Mudita, which
is part of a longer series of teachings on the brahma-viharas — also known
as th...
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