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August 2009

August 24, 2009

Musings on Friendship

In tonight's Dharma-talk, a recording of Jack Kornfield reading from "The Wise Heart: A Guide...

August 24, 2009

China: Virtual Tour

Many thanks to Peter, one of our fearless organizers, we have a googlemap of the...

August 20, 2009

41 miles

Under a gorgeous pink sunset (similar to the one in this 2006 photo), I completed...

August 19, 2009

Life: Cycles and Growth

A monk at Yingshen Pagoda 應身塔, Southern Wutai Mountain 南五台山 (August 5, 2009)A couple years...

August 17, 2009

Life: New Phases

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” -Paul Boese In...

August 14, 2009

China: Amazing People

“Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.” - Mark Twain...

August 11, 2009

Back from China

China: Old and NewThis will be the first in a series of posts about my...

July 2009

July 18, 2009

On to China

More quickly than I ever could have expected, my week in LA has passed. Today...

July 14, 2009

Day three in LA, finally catching my breath

dragonfly flits, body iridescent bluerests in bright sun on stem of green hueflags blow gaily...

July 08, 2009

Buddhist Ethics and Kant

In preparation for my upcoming lecture at UWest (my father gave me lectures a lot,...

July 07, 2009

Summer Poems and Photos

Two poems by Rengetsu:Moon in the Summer TreesWhat a delight--Leaves hide my little hutFrom the...

July 06, 2009

Kant Party! Reason #238 that I live on the wrong continent

While we are never short of excuses for a party in Montana, and indeed the...

July 04, 2009

Upcoming Talk

The word is out: (thanks Danny!) - If you're in the L.A. area Monday,...

July 04, 2009

Heaven, or Summer in Montana

Finish this Haiku:In Heaven one findsSunsets, meadows, and baseball

July 02, 2009

Setting the Conditions for Productivity

We all know Buddhism talks about conditionality:Imasmim sati idam hotiImassuppada idam uppajjatiImasmim asati idam na...

June 2009

June 30, 2009

A Buzzing Blooming Confusion

That title started out as something closer to "Busy, Beautiful Montana" but took a decidedly...

June 26, 2009

A return

So much can be said about the return from a retreat. While every retreat is...

June 18, 2009

On Retreat

Photos from a retreat just over a year ago; Camp Child Montana.I'm heading off to...

June 17, 2009

Usefulness of Philosophy

From the Open University1 Approaching philosophy The 1960s show Beyond the Fringe included a sketch...

June 17, 2009

23 Mile Week

No, it's not much improvement from my 22 mile week last month, but it's still...

June 15, 2009

Zen Noir: A Review

Please visit the full review at Progressive Buddhism.

June 14, 2009

Dharma Running

6.3 miles, 55 minutes.There's little out there to put you in touch with interconnectedness like...

June 13, 2009

The Divine Abiding

From Bhikkhu Samahita (with minor formatting by me)The Blessed Buddha once said:Bhikkhus and Friends:Once the...

June 12, 2009

For a Laugh

and my friend Jen's youngest son, Magnus (aka Maggie).

June 11, 2009

China coloring map and fun facts

Click here and you should get to a free promotional coloring map put out by...

June 11, 2009

China Visa and Writing Prospects

My Visa for China arrived today - amazingly fast. From the looks of the Chinese...

June 10, 2009

China Trip and Buddhist Anthem

Things are moving ahead smoothly in my quest to get to China next month: air...

June 09, 2009

Philosophy of Identity

This was the kind of stuff that intrigued me most when I was a philosophy...

June 09, 2009

Spread the Word

For those in NYC, specifically the SoHo neighborhood, this will be of interest.Next, thanks to...

June 08, 2009

Socrates, Buddha and Kant on Morality

All three of these great philosophers seem to share the same opinion regarding the hierarchy...

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