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March 2012

March 26, 2012

Studies in Buddhist ethics 3 – the 1990s

This is part 3 in a series on Buddhist ethics. Part 1 introduced our 'orientation'...

March 25, 2012

Studies in Buddhist ethics 2 – the 1970s

In my last post I opened with the importance of orientation in our studies of...

March 17, 2012

The Absaroka Institute

Some friends of mine back in Montana have founded a wonderful organization dedicated to physical,...

March 16, 2012

Connecting in life

As a young man in Montana, I used to drive with my then-girlfriend out of...

March 14, 2012

Sitting, Running, Catching Up

A look inside the life of a lazy Ph.D. student... I feel as though I...

February 2012

February 22, 2012

Photography, perfected

Along with all of this Buddhism and philosophy, I also have an enormous love of...

February 08, 2012

Photos: life in Bristol

You could say that life here revolves around good sounds, coffee, and exploring the beautiful....

February 02, 2012

Americans Create Stupid Holiday, Canadians Treble It

If you have no idea what treble means, you're probably an American (and you might...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

Ruminations of a Buddhist SomethingOrOther

Last week a friend of mine, a fellow Buddhist Ph.d. student, emailed me with a...

January 19, 2012

Buddhism in Contemporary China

There are many faces to Buddhism in China today. But this is surely one of...

January 15, 2012

Buddhism ebooks: the next big thing

Following up on my friend Danny's recent post announcing Charles Prebish and Damien Keown's new...

January 13, 2012

Farewell Montana

Tonight was my last night in Montana for a while. Tomorrow, my sister and I...

January 06, 2012

Eel Wrigglers and Buddhist Practice

They say the oldest profession in the book is... Well, you know. But if you...

January 02, 2012

2012 Lessons in Patience

#1: a run around the neighborhood with a bird-dog puppy. As long as her head...

December 2011

December 02, 2011

Heaven and Hell

A friend of mine studying at a certain Ivy League university posted this on Facebook...

November 2011

November 10, 2011

Learning Hindi (Humor)

For the last year and a half I have been 'studying' Hindi. I haven't really...

November 03, 2011

My first Post at Patheos

Well, I've made it. We've made it. We're at Patheos now and I suppose that...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

This Blog is Going Places…

This week, American Buddhist Perspective is packing up and moving to Patheos. It is set...

October 28, 2011

Review of “Meditation for Multitaskers”

My life is often a mess - in just the way you'd expect a student...

October 26, 2011

The One Taste of Truth

"Oh monks, the great ocean has a single taste: the taste of salt. In the...

October 25, 2011

Kant: A Representation of Limitlessness

Kant defines the sublime as that which "is great per se." It is similar to the...

October 23, 2011

Life, photos, karma, and all the rest

I'm finally back in the UK after a couple very busy, educational, and enjoyable weeks...

October 14, 2011

Buddhist responses to Occupy Wall Street

There have been a number of Buddhist responses to Occupy Wall Street. See here for...

October 10, 2011

Buddhist Ethics Conference at Columbia, a very short recap

The recent and first ever conference devoted to Buddhist Ethics was a wonderful success. If...

October 05, 2011

Sharing in the merits of others

This weekend my friends at the Garden of 1000 Buddhas will be out cleaning a...

October 04, 2011

New opportunities in Buddhist Philosophy

Fantastic news for Buddhist Philosophy:HONG KONG, October 3, 2011 — Mr. Robert Y. C. Ho, Chairman...

October 03, 2011

More travels, friends, and sun

As mentioned in my last post, I'll be on the road again for another couple...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Buddhist Studies and world Buddhist news

Some must-know things going on in the Buddhist world now.First is a conference next week in...

September 27, 2011

Homesick

Having grown up in Montana, I am so grateful for every moment I was lucky...

September 26, 2011

A note on Optimism and Reason

"However, far from superseding Kant, it seems as if, after two revolutionary centuries, the 'lesser evil'...

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