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October 2008

October 11, 2008

Back, visitor, settling, gratitude, writing

I'm back from Glacier now (as of 6 days ago). The trip was amazing (many...

October 03, 2008

Off and Away

Good news: my talk is over, it went well, I can get on to other...

September 2008

September 30, 2008

Borderline Personality Disorder and Buddhism (V)

- talking, learning... I gave my "warm up" talk on this topic tonight to a...

September 27, 2008

Borderline Personality Disorder and Buddhism (IV)

- Meditating on the aggregates of the disorder. It is a gorgeous day in Missoula...

September 26, 2008

Borderline Personality Disorder and Buddhism (III)

Part three in a series. Parts One and Two. Some notes on a Buddhist 'treatment'...

September 25, 2008

Borderline Personality Disorder and Buddhism (II)

This is my second post on this topic, preparing for a couple talks. The first...

September 24, 2008

New Research on Coping with Stress

Best way to cope with upsets is to step backThe Economic Times of India today...

September 24, 2008

Warriorhood article posted at Wildmind

The third and latest of my articles for the website Wildmind has been posted. This...

September 24, 2008

Visioning Gratitude

Not too long ago I made this vision board, a vision 'desk' as it were....

September 18, 2008

Gratitude Journal

1. Accepting our shadow side. How much time do you waste wishing you could be...

September 18, 2008

A Peaceful Day

Some of my photos from the recent 4th Annual Ewam Peace Festival in Arlee, MT...

September 16, 2008

Borderline Personality Disorder and Buddhism

- the intersection of chaos and awareness. Recent studies of mine have veered in a...

September 15, 2008

Marco Polo and Garrison Kiellor

One of my little pleasures in life in the US is the Writer's Almanac with...

September 10, 2008

Buddhism and animal intelligence

Following the discussion from the last post.Intelligent AnimalsI've had many discussions with friends, classmates, and...

September 08, 2008

Save the World – stop eating meat!

(thanks to Dominic, a pal of mine doing brilliant Buddhist things at Harvard for this)The...

September 07, 2008

Gratitude Journal

Bark of a Western Hemlock, Glacier National ParkAs life here in Missoula seems to be...

September 03, 2008

Montucky – or falling from the family tree

I got Kentucky Roots. Or at least my name does. Or at least sort of...Kentucky,...

September 02, 2008

Notes on the Life of the Buddha, II

From "The Awakened One: A life of the Buddha" by Sherab Chodzin Kohm.Image of the...

September 01, 2008

Notes on the life of the Buddha

From "The Awakened One: A life of the Buddha" by Sherab Chodzin Kohm.Image of the...

September 01, 2008

Adventures and the Hero’s Journey

Starting point of the Alberton Gorge rafting trip.Yesterday my friend Taryn and I joined a...

August 2008

August 28, 2008

Living Forward

Coloma ghost town, Montana (from my recent trip with Jen and Patia)Another day is upon...

August 27, 2008

First Day of Class

Gallagher Business Building October 2006What an amazing day. I awoke to stormy skies and blustery...

August 24, 2008

Gratitude Journal

Garnet ghost town, MontanaThings to be grateful for? Hmmm... So many. Peace - of mind,...

August 20, 2008

The Dao of Reading

Missoula Sunset, 8-19-08Last night's "Dharma Tuesday" centered on the simple act of reading a sutra....

August 17, 2008

Gratitude Journal

It's been a bit since my last gratitude post. As usual, I suppose, I've spent...

August 16, 2008

Everyone Needs a Fish Bowl

This is the conclusion of a fascinating talk on TED by psychologist Barry Schwartz. It...

August 15, 2008

Complete Simplicity of Character

"Through cultivating and refining the perfections [Buddhist virtues], the practitioner ascends to the stage of...

August 13, 2008

Remarkable Beauty

And I don't just mean my travel partner...This weekend I postponed a trip to see...

August 07, 2008

Metaphysical Arguments of the Madhyamaka

This is the title of the third chapter of Dan Arnold's book, Buddhists, Brahmins, and...

August 03, 2008

Being a Feminist…

If it begins with gender analysis and ends in systems of domination, it's feminism! I...

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