Why we don't help and what we can do about it
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My family and I have just returned from a very rich and varied week in New
York, where we did all the usual tourist things, including a visit to the
9/11...
New Genre Developments in Buddhist Literature
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I’m pleased to announce that my book review essay, “New Genre Developments
in Autobiographical Buddhist Literature,” has been published in the Journal
of G...
Yearning for Change. A Poem. To evoke a quest
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The poem wishes readers to evoke a deep quest for renewal amid modern
disquiet. Saturn return points to authentic coming-of-age. Symbols of
grace, flamingo...
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...
How Clinton Lost, by the Numbers, and More
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In order to understand how Trump became president, it is helpful to look at
the actual numbers. The following statistics are taken from the ...
Philosophical Detritus IV: Truth
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"I swear by Almighty God to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."
—Traditional British courtroom oath
In this series of essays, ...
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...
Are nations obsolete?
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“A nation without borders is not a nation at all.”
— Donald Trump (September 16, 2016)
People who are in favor of building a physical barrier, such as a w...
Good for Nothing?
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Jan Bover explores different aspects of the Zen Buddhist notion of
meditation as "good for nothing."
The post Good for Nothing? appeared first on Secular...
Coming off the grief ride
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for now when your insides have been shredded you’re extra defensive,
extra distant, extra tender what you allow to touch you, which isn’t a lot,
goes dee...
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....
Two Fingers Pointing to the Moon
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A complete grasp of non-duality is beyond limited beings such as ourselves.
This is why Dōgen wrote “when one side is illumined, the other is dark.”
Even i...
Dharmapala Weituo
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Dharmapala Weituo
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*Weituo* (韋馱) is a *Dharmapala* (護法神 *Hufa Shen*; guardian deity) in the
Chinese Buddhist tradition. A...
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...
WATCHED - Titanic Sinks Tonight
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We might believe we know all we need to know about the sinking of the
Titanic, through all the repeated films that have been made of this
di...
Buddhist monks on 2,300-mile “Peace Walk” across US
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One of my students just let me know that there is a group of Buddhist monks
walking from Texas to DC in a “Walk for Peace” that has the goal of
“raising aw...
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