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May 2019

May 08, 2019

I’m still here!

Greetings from Hong Kong! I am still around - though busier than ever (with very...

May 01, 2013

I’m Back…

Well, it's May. And in case you missed my last post - or, actually the...

April 2013

April 02, 2013

A month unplugged (no joke)

I will be spending the rest of April 'unplugged' from most social media as I...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism

This is a repost from a while back. I have a busy week or so...

September 13, 2012

Are Western Buddhists Too Tolerant?

I have been interested in Sam Harris' work for some time now. I've never sat...

September 07, 2012

Fake Buddha Quotes

My friend and my first meditation teacher, Bodhipaksa, has a great site that while not...

September 03, 2012

Buddhist Global Relief Run – Four More Weeks

Wow. Time is passing quickly. I now have four weeks of training time for the...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma, Buddhism, and the Future

It has been a year and half since I was in Burma, which its military...

August 21, 2012

A Buddhist view on what’s new

A quick wrap up of the last week-ish in the web and whatnot. I'm on...

August 13, 2012

Love is Beautiful and other Buddhist News

The photo of Taiwan's first Buddhist same-sex wedding, posted to the Wipe-out Homophobia facebook group,...

August 11, 2012

“Born to Rage”? Henry Rollins, Buddhist Monks, and Violence

This documentary explores the links between genetics, environment, and violence, featuring Ex-punk rocker Henry Rollins,...

August 06, 2012

Diamond Mountain Death covered by Anderson Cooper

Ian Thorson's tragic death was covered once again in the higher echelons of the mainstream...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Training Log: Running for Buddhist Global Relief

Time for a quick update on my training, for those interested. I went out for...

July 25, 2012

The rise and fall of Buddhism in the West

Jeffrey Kotyk of the Flower Ornament Depository 華嚴藏 blog has a fascinating piece up today about the recent...

July 18, 2012

An Indifferent Universe

When I was first introduced to Buddhism, over ten years ago now in early University...

July 17, 2012

Bhikkhu Bodhi’s “Towards an Integral Model of Buddhism”

In my last post I discussed the nature of models in Buddhism, both historically and...

July 12, 2012

Srebrenica: Remembering Those Who Died

I currently teach an online course on Comparative World Religions to mostly 18-19 year old...

July 02, 2012

Shambhala Publications, Lodro Rinzler, and the under 35 project – A Guest Post

Today I'm honored to host the writing of Lodro Rinsler, author of "The Buddha Walks...

June 2012

June 21, 2012

American Buddhism in the News

My apologies for being out of touch lately - with travels, study deadlines, and life...

June 06, 2012

Geshe Michael Roach Group Death hits the New York Times

The story of Ian Thornson's Buddhist retreat death has hit the mainstream. First it found...

June 03, 2012

A Buddhist Perspective on World News

For Sunday, the 3rd of June, 2012. I am writing to you today from Ayutthaya,...

May 2012

May 26, 2012

Returning to Thailand

In four days I'll be back in Thailand for a large conference, the 2nd International...

May 25, 2012

On Buddhist Tolerance

This evening I had the great pleasure of attending a lecture on religion and tolerance...

May 22, 2012

Angry Asian Buddhist interviewed

Tricycle's Emma Varvaloucas has another wonderful interview posted at the Tricycle blog: Who Is the...

May 10, 2012

A Christian view of Gay Marriage that every Buddhist should see

This guy is fantastic. Matthew Vines speaks on the theological debate regarding the Bible and...

May 05, 2012

Death in the Desert in an American Buddhist Cult

Matthew Remski emailed me today, bringing my attention to an article he has just published...

April 2012

April 25, 2012

How to buy happiness

And in related news, I am raising funds for COCO (Comrades of Children Overseas), "a children’s...

April 23, 2012

Studies in Buddhist ethics 5 – Categorical Thinkers

Categorical Thinkers This is part five of a series of posts based on a 27...

April 19, 2012

The Dark Side of Meditation

Meditation should make you a better person right? Calmer, kinder, more empathetic? Well, maybe not....

April 01, 2012

Becoming a Catholic priest

After a long, arduous period of discernment, and with the help of many dear friends,...

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