Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Quotes from article by Remski about Shambhala

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Survivors of an International Buddhist Cult Share Their Stories by MATTHEW REMSKI  This is an article about Shambhala and Chogyam Trungpa. ...
Monday, September 28, 2020

The Bodhisattva Johnny Appleseed

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  John Chapman wandered America planting apple seeds. He wore rags and was not interested in show. He never married because he felt people ...
Saturday, September 26, 2020

A tiny North Indian statue of Buddha found in a Swedish Viking's grave (c. 600AD)

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Moving away from the partisan pretzel logic to explore spirituality

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 In "How Faith Shapes My Politics" in the NY Times 9/24/2020, David Brooks writes: "These realizations transformed my spirit...
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Quote: AN2: iv, 6, abridged

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Some Reddit answers to why Buddhism is no longer in India.

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  I found these interesting. Buddhism originated in India but today, most of India is either Hindu or Muslim. Conversely, Buddhism is very c...
Saturday, September 19, 2020

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Friday, September 18, 2020

New Yorker article on Harari

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I read Sapiens and found it interesting, provocative. Then I listened to an article about Harari from the New Yorker  from February. It tak...
Saturday, September 12, 2020

Dionysus

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Bacchus Uncovered is on YouTube at the moment. I love  Bettany Hughes ' work. They found archaeological stuff about Dionysus in London....
Thursday, September 10, 2020

god is love?

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"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari: "According to the New Testament, shortly before the crucifixion...
Tuesday, September 08, 2020

What will American Dhamra be?

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As Buddhism moves through countries, it develops a unique flavor in each country. It is meant to be that way because of conditionality. Peop...
Saturday, September 05, 2020

Quote

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“The story of the luxury trap carries with it an important lesson. Humanity’s search for an easier life released immense forces of change th...
Friday, September 04, 2020

Engaged Buddhism Resources

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Wikipedia defines Engaged Buddhism as "seeking ways to apply the insights from meditation practice and dharma teachings to situations ...
Thursday, September 03, 2020

The Middle Way

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I've always thought that coming to the middle way from asceticism must be very different from coming to the middle way from hedonism. Co...
Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Vegan memes

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Friday, August 28, 2020

A Modest Proposal

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With a wink to Jonathan Swift, I submit the following proposal. Buddhists in the USA should vote republican.  First off, your spiritual life...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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