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September 2013

September 18, 2013

Mea culpa? On “Buddhist Terrorist?” and Reactions

In blogging, as in academia, and in life, one of the great things we have...

September 17, 2013

The First American Buddhist Terrorist?

Thirteen people are dead as of this writing. Our understanding of what happened is still...

September 16, 2013

Kenneth Folk vs the Speculative Non-Buddhists

As Western Buddhism has grown in the last 50 years, and especially with the proliferation...

September 11, 2013

Islamophobic 969 Movement Faces Prohibition in Burma

It appears that the much maligned "Buddhist Terrorist" organisation known mostly for its charismatic leader...

September 03, 2013

Community Organizing

Sometimes the events in the news get to be too much. I have been torn...

September 01, 2013

In Syria, no bombing for now – at least from the outside

Like many of you, I am relieved to hear President Obama's decision to wait for...

August 2013

August 21, 2013

Buddhism and Violence on the BBC

On Monday the BBC radio show Beyond Belief debated the place of violence in Buddhism....

August 16, 2013

Military steps in to halt Parliamentary discussion and other news from Burma

In how many countries today could members of the military literally walk in to the...

August 15, 2013

We were fighting in Egypt… Leonard Cohen and hope for the future

In 1985, Leonard Cohen sang his newly-written song, "The Night Comes On," for an audience...

August 08, 2013

Burma (Myanmar) in HD

In commemoration of 8/8/88 I thought I'd post a short video showing the grand, beautiful,...

August 06, 2013

The globalization of Buddhist anti-Muslim hate? From Burma’s 969 to Australia and the US

Last month I was contacted, first on this blog and then on twitter, by someone...

August 04, 2013

Ethnicity, Ideologies, and the unraveling of modern Burma

This Thursday marks the 25th anniversary of the 8/8/88 uprising in Burma, which will hopefully...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

My second Ramadan fast

For a quick recap: I am taking part in The Fasting Project, created by Dilshad...

July 26, 2013

Burma, Imperialism, and the Buddhist-Muslim violence

The Irrawaddy Newspaper reports today that fighting has resumed in northern Shan State between government...

July 22, 2013

Reflections on my observance of Ramadan

Friday I wrote about "Exploring discomfort: My first day of fasting for Ramadan," ending at...

July 20, 2013

“Bones of the Buddha” to air on PBS

via WNET: Watch Bones of the Buddha - Preview on PBS. See more from Secrets of the Dead....

July 20, 2013

Exploring discomfort: My first day of fasting for Ramadan

As I said in my last post, I will be fasting one day a week...

July 16, 2013

Tiptoeing into Ramadan: a Buddhist’s experience of Islam’s holy month

As I mentioned in my last post, this Ramadan I will be joining in The Fasting...

July 15, 2013

I am Trayvon Martin, I am George Zimmerman

As fate would have it, I have been very busy lately, seemingly bombarded with duties,...

July 09, 2013

Thomas Merton: the Film

Anyone who knows me or has read this blog for long knows I am a...

July 07, 2013

On the bombing at Bodh Gaya, Buddhism’s holiest site

Though we still don't know who carried out the attacks or why, the basic details...

July 06, 2013

Novak Djokovic combines Buddhist Mindfulness and Tennis at Wimbledon

This Sunday, July 7th, will see Serbian Novak Djokovic go racket-to-racket with local star Andy...

July 04, 2013

Understanding Buddhist Death

My friends and colleagues at the University of Bristol Department of Religion and Theology have launched...

July 03, 2013

A short message from Kermit the Frog and the Dalai Lama

That is all. If you'd like further reading, try: Kraft, Kenneth. Inner Peace, World Peace:...

July 02, 2013

LA Police Officer Kills a Dog – VIDEO (warning GRAPHIC)

A friend of mine just posted this on facebook. I was hesitant to watch it...

July 01, 2013

What does Buddhism in America Mean to You?

The story of Buddhism has always been one of adaptation and transformation. This month I am...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

Is Facebook becoming a little more Buddhist?

That is the story out on BusinessInsider today, with the headline: Facebook Is Injecting Buddhism Into...

June 24, 2013

Sensual Pleasure Versus Spiritual Pleasure in Buddhism

This is Ajahn Brahmali, talking at the Buddhist Society of Western Australia about much of...

June 22, 2013

Buddhism’s Dalai Lama nods to Secular Ethics

While murder, bullying, exploitation and scandal regularly make news, when thousands of children receive their mother’s care...

June 18, 2013

Beyond Happiness: Buddhism and Human Flourishing

It seems only about 10 years ago that Happiness was all the rage. Martin Seligman,...

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