Everything has Its Consequences
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New Unlimiting Mind Review
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from Wandering Dhamma Many have read Andrew Olendzki’s work in popular Buddhist magazines Tricycle and Buddhadharma, and maybe even the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies’ publication called The Insight Journal. Many of these short essays have been collected in a new book from Wisdom Publications called Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism. With [...]Three Levels of Recycling
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Happy Dharma Teachers’ Day
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Sliding on the Scale of Good & Evil
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Right Focus at Work
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Is Dharma Work Easy?
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Which is the Real You?
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A(n) (E)strange(d) Dream
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Water or Dirt’s Fault?
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It’s Never Just Something
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Are You a Buddhist, and Does it Matter?
Updated: 2010-08-19 22:51:00
: , skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Thursday , August 19, 2010 Are You a Buddhist , and Does it Matter I get questions from people from time to time about how they should become a Buddhist . This isn't a silly question because a lot of religions have a very intricate process one must go through before they can call themselves a member of that faith . Unless you're becoming a monk there isn't exactly the same process in Buddhism . Traditionally a practitioner became a monk after taking formal refuge in the Three Jewels The Buddha , the Dharma and the Sangha The idea of refuge is vital to understanding these . By coming to the monastery the novice was renouncing the failed appeasements of the world and embracing the shelter or refuge andMyths About Meditation. Hint: It's Not Just for Buddhists.
Updated: 2010-08-16 18:29:00: . : . skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Monday , August 16, 2010 Myths About Meditation . Hint : It's Not Just for . Buddhists Who looks outside , dreams who looks inside , awakens Carl . Jung Meditation has brought life-changing benefits to millions of people world-wide . It is perhaps one of the original self-help programs as it helps calm the mind , stabilize emotions and motivate . Meditation is probably best known in Buddhism and the Hindu belief system but it can not be said that one must be a Buddhist or Hindu to benefit from it . That is one of the persisting myths about meditation , which is sad because it could be holding some non-Buddhists back from really benefiting from the discipline . This and many myths about meditationIs Buddhism a Religion? Yes, and No. How's That for a Koan?
Updated: 2010-08-06 17:42:00: , . skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Friday , August 06, 2010 Is Buddhism a Religion Yes , and No . How's That for a Koan We often talk about Siddhartha , the young man who became known as the Buddha , as if he were a god . The fact is that he was just a simple Indian guy , a human being like you and me . We think of him as some kind of super-genius for having attained complete spiritual awakening , but in fact his real genius was in showing how any one of us can attain the same awakening as he did We describe him as a prince and a member of the elite royalty of his time , and we think that must have given him an advantage over us but the reality is that most of us today are probably better off , in material terms , than Siddhartha .New Flickr Group: Thich Nhat Hanh & Greater Plum Village Sangha
Updated: 2010-08-06 00:39:59dzungvo posted a new topic: Dear Friends, Please post photos and discussions of mindfulness practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Greater Plum Village Sangha at this new group. The goal is for this group to become a space to collect and share images of this practice. www.flickr.com/groups/plumvillagesangha/Christopher Hitchens on the Why the Universe Doesn't Care About You.
Updated: 2010-08-05 19:13:00: . skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Thursday , August 05, 2010 Christopher Hitchens on the Why the Universe Doesn't Care About . You Christopher Hitchens is a thorn to some and a champion to others , but to the cosmos he's nothing . The famous or infamous , depending on your beliefs on religion British Atheist is known for being up for a good fight he now has a fight that is even daunting to his larger than life personality . That fight is against cancer but his acerbic wit is still , thankfully intact . In addition , his daunting challenge hasn't shaken his acceptance that none of us have guarantees in this life , which has prevented him from using too much of his precious days left to ask , Why me His response to that question isGround Zero Mosque Gets "O.k." but Still Faces Opposition.
Updated: 2010-08-03 22:01:00: . . skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Tuesday , August 03, 2010 Ground Zero Mosque Gets O.k . but Still Faces . Opposition So the much ballyhooed Ground Zero Mosque will go ahead and be built , which isn't just the right thing to do--It's the American thing to do . The opposition to this mosque said that it was too close to the Ground Zero site and was thus a slap in the face to the memorial of those Americans who died during the September 11th terrorist attacks . First of all let's clear something up right away there were Muslims who died on 9 11 along side Christians and Jews . Including innocent Muslims upon the planes used as missiles . So when they say this mosque is spitting upon the memory of those who died I guess they only