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September 23, 2011

I Kant Believe it’s not Buddha

The logo on a hoodie made by students in the Theology and Religious Studies Department...

September 23, 2011

Is there still Hope in American Politics?

The short answer is Yes. After the execution of Troy Davis, the 'let him die'...

September 20, 2011

Modernism, Optimism, and Naivety

I've been back at work on my phd thesis on Kant and Buddhist ethics and...

September 17, 2011

Review of “Mindfulness to go: How to Meditate While You’re On the Move”

This is an excellent book for anyone "too busy to meditate," which these days seems...

September 11, 2011

9/11 Half Marathon

I had a good chunk of time to just think today. To some extent at...

September 10, 2011

Ever in Motion

Books for me to review. Mindfulness to Go is first on my list. And then?...

September 09, 2011

Good news in Buddhist Studies

There are several recent developments in Buddhist Studies that should be of interest.First is the...

September 03, 2011

100 year old marathoner just keeps going

For all those who say, "oh, I'm getting too old to try running a marathon"...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

Review of “Living this life fully: the life and teachings of Munindra.”

“Living this life fully” is a magnificent work, documenting the life of a man dedicated...

August 27, 2011

Live blogging a Thai Buddhist retreat

I think that may even be a new low for me.But for the sake of...

August 26, 2011

Coincidence?

Razer's New Blade Proves That Gaming Laptops Can Be Thin, Light, SexyPCWorld - ‎9 minutes ago‎ Half...

August 25, 2011

How to talk about Authentic Buddhism?

I've just finished an intensive Pali course with Professor Richard Gombrich in Oxford, Endland. My...

August 14, 2011

A Return to Practice

After several shaky months of practice 'here and there' as I traveled and spent time...

August 11, 2011

UK riots, Buddhist Blog Police, and all the rest…

Like many across England and the world, I have been keeping a close eye on...

August 08, 2011

Another Great Student Journal in Religious Studies

Writer, scholar-practitioner, and all around good guy Chuck Prebish emailed me last week to mention...

August 04, 2011

New Student Journal of Religion

The Claremont Journal of Religion has been launched and has a call for papers for...

August 03, 2011

Q & A with Tricycle.com

Last week I was interviewed by Emma Varvaloucas at tricycle.com and I'm happy to say...

August 01, 2011

Photography: Korea

I've become a proper homebody lately, trying to wrap my head around Kant and Early...

July 2011

July 29, 2011

Three Buddhisms, Two Buddhisms, One Buddhism?

Words have meaning and names have power. ~Author UnknownSomething that has been coming up a...

July 25, 2011

Winehouse, Norway, PB, and a truly Global Digital Library… What a week.

A right-winged Christian killing spree in Norway. Amy Winehouse dies. And I finished off two,...

July 20, 2011

Treadmill shows impending demise of Western Civilization

Caption Contest?In the spirit of The Onion...Leeds University in England has confirmed, scientifically, the impending...

July 14, 2011

Indra’s Net and Social Media

Yesterday over lunch with a dear old friend, Achintya (a member of the Triratna Buddhist...

July 11, 2011

Ethics, Fundamentalism, and the Second Precept

The conversation over Buddhisttorrents goes on, most recently with an excellent post by NellaLou at...

July 07, 2011

Stealing sharing precepts wisdom

My thanks first of all to everyone who has commented on this, both here and...

July 06, 2011

Religion like a River

As I mentioned recently, I'm reading Noa Ronkin's Early Buddhist Metaphysics which documents the rational development of...

July 04, 2011

The Ethics of downloading Dharma books

Um... Yea?* with quick update, see end of post.Back in February, 2009, Rod Meade Sperry...

July 02, 2011

Assimilation and revalorization

I was very fortunate as an undergraduate. Even at a rather modest state school, The...

June 2011

June 24, 2011

Weekend Reading

I'm off to London for the weekend, so no blogging for me until at least...

June 24, 2011

Aung San Suu Kyi Address to US Congress

Click here (.pdf) for a complete transcript.A key passage from her address, via the U.S....

June 23, 2011

Saving Relationships: the Don’t Know Mind

This week's Psychology Today has a wonderful piece dedicated to the late Charlotte Joko Beck (pictured...

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