Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

American Buddhist Perspectives

Home
About

Home
Buddhist
Religion News

2007-06-07T23:34:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Teaching: They Love Me

Last updated on: June 7, 2007 at 11:34 pm By Justin Whitaker

Who’s the patron saint of lost causes? And who prayed to him on my behalf? Not that I believe in all of that, but I did just thumb through my teaching evaluations for this spring. And things are good. Surprisingly good. My other thought is that, as terrible as it is that I’m becoming my father, I’m also becoming my mother. My father groans audibly to express his moods, unwittingly tells lousy jokes, and sings/hums songs poorly. I groan more... Read more

Uncategorized

2007-06-07T21:15:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Philosophy: Thoreau and us, where is Wildness?

Last updated on: June 7, 2007 at 9:15 pm By Justin Whitaker

Henry David Thoreau famously wrote, “in Wildness is the preservation of the World.”[1] Thoreau, a lifelong New Englander, pointed West when he spoke of the Wildness in which our preservation could be found. Yet now, scarcely 100 years hence, America’s great destiny is manifest and Wildness must be rediscovered. But where? No longer, it would seem, is there a land ‘out there’ to which we may point to as a reminder of who we are, as natural beings living in... Read more

Uncategorized

2007-06-07T03:58:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Philosophy: Edward Abbey

Last updated on: June 7, 2007 at 3:58 am By Justin Whitaker

Note to self: get/read Edward Abbey (Desert Solitaire, or whatever)… Any of you know this guy? Want to recommend anything from him? Part of my thesis will explore people’s extraordinary experiences in nature, how they break down people’s notions of ‘self’ and replace them with a deeper, holistic understanding of themselves in the world. Other recommendations are VERY welcome (especially if they come in the form of author, book name, page number, and – if you feel so generous –... Read more

Uncategorized

2007-06-07T03:12:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Philosophy: Joyful Coincidences

Last updated on: June 7, 2007 at 3:12 am By Justin Whitaker

Flipping around Lakoff and Johnson’s Philosophy in the Flesh today (while foolishly simultaneously composing two emails) I came across this passage in the section on Aristotle: We have been suggesting that Being, like every other basic philosophical concept, is a human category, the very articulation of which depends on a cluster of common folk theories and conceptual metaphors. Being, regarded as the fundamental ontological category, emerged historically…. (p.388) They go on to describe pre-Socratic ‘folk theories and metaphors’ that gave... Read more

Uncategorized

2007-06-05T21:36:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Buddhism: From Depression to Happiness

Last updated on: June 5, 2007 at 9:36 pm By Justin Whitaker

A local order member from Friends of the Western Buddhist Order often teaches a class here called, “Moving from dukkha to shraddha” (or from suffering to confidence). I haven’t taken the class, but I know it highlights a pivotal point in the Buddhist path; a revolution of sorts from aimless pathlessness to spiritual progress. Sangharakshita describes shraddha (confidence-trust or faith) thus: …faith consists in deep conviction of what is real, lucidity as to what has value, and longing for what... Read more

Uncategorized

2007-06-05T03:04:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Life: Depression, Meditation, Wilderness

Last updated on: June 5, 2007 at 3:04 am By Justin Whitaker

My good friend Raven alerted me to a recent Newsweek article on depression today. The article deals specifically with men, who until now were thought to be at much less risk of depression because doctors had concluded that “that having a uterus was the main risk factor for mental illness.” It turns out that men just hide depression more (big surprise) and tend to act out depression not in as much by crying or lying around the house all day... Read more

Uncategorized

2007-06-03T08:02:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Philosophy: Thesis madness (2)

Last updated on: June 3, 2007 at 8:02 am By Justin Whitaker

Six days since my initial thesis meeting… After a palpable rise in stress and anxiety and a shortening temper at work, I’ve decided to push back my thesis deadline. I’ll aim to have a solid proposal by August/September and then come back to defend a final version next summer. Sounds crazy, I know (finish one degree while being thrown into my Ph.D. work…), but it’s the only way I can realistically see myself finishing it and remaining sane over the... Read more

Uncategorized

2007-06-01T22:34:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Philosophy: If Everyone Lived Like You…

Last updated on: June 1, 2007 at 10:34 pm By Justin Whitaker

WE WOULD NEED 3.8 PLANETS!!! Wow… Where are we gonna get those other ones? Hmm.. maybe it’s good that NASA doesn’t think Global Warming is a problem, so they can focus their efforts on finding more earths to support my lifestyle. Click the image to take the quiz (and let me know how you do in the ‘comments’ section), or see my answers (and pathetic rationalizations) below. Food Footprint 1.How often do you eat animal based products? (beef, pork, chicken,... Read more

Uncategorized

2007-05-30T21:07:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Buddhism: Happiness Club

Last updated on: May 30, 2007 at 9:07 pm By Justin Whitaker

Click on the poster for a larger view. This summer, in addition to the 9 million other things I have to do (oh, I can already see myself getting grumpy and burnt out), I’ll be facilitating a reading group based on Mattieu Ricard’s latest book, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill. We’ll have an informal discussion starting June 5th and hope to get into the first chapters on the 12th. Should be fun 🙂 Everyone who can... Read more

Uncategorized

2007-05-28T19:57:00-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Philosophy: Thesis madness

Last updated on: May 28, 2007 at 7:57 pm By Justin Whitaker

Yes, I know, I know… I had just decided to relax for the summer, but I had a pre-scheduled meeting with a would-be advisor and today we discussed a thesis idea and the red tape to be overcome. Now it looks like I’ll be attempting a thesis / completed MA after all. Below is the proposal I made up between 10 and 10:45 (ready for our meeting at 11am). The stricken parts are those he suggested I basically leave out,... Read more

Uncategorized

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who built the temple in Jerusalem?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Solomon Moses Abraham David

Support this
Column

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Academia Activism American Buddhism Art Book review Buddhism Buddhism Today Buddhist Ethics Burma/Myanmar China Christianity Commodification Environment Gender Happiness Health Humor India Interfaith Islam Japanese Buddhism Kant Media / News Meditation mindfulness Photography Poetry Politics quicktakes Running Teaching Technology Thailand Theism/Atheism Theravada Tibet Tibetan Buddhism Travels Uncategorized Unitarian Universalism video Western Philosophy Zen

Select a Month June 2021 January 2021 November 2020 August 2020 July 2020 March 2020 January 2020 October 2019 August 2019 June 2019 May 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 November 2004 September 2004 August 2004

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Buddhist