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2017-04-03T12:13:16-06:00

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Harvard Divinity School Graduate Conference call for papers

Last updated on: April 3, 2017 at 12:13 pm By Justin Whitaker

From their site: The Science, Religion, and Culture Program at Harvard Divinity School (SRCP) announces the second annual graduate student conference on religion. In our inaugural conference, held in October 2012, eighty students and early career scholars representing twenty-five different graduate programs from across the United States and the world gathered to present their research. Following the success of last year’s conference, this multi-day event will be comprised of thematic panels that cross religious traditions, academic disciplines, and intellectual and theological commitments. The conference aims... Read more

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2013-05-01T12:07:54-06:00

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I’m Back…

Last updated on: May 1, 2013 at 12:07 pm By Justin Whitaker

Well, it’s May. And in case you missed my last post – or, actually the one before that – I spent (nearly) all of April away from social media, including this blog. I can’t say it was a life-changing experience, except that when I logged in to facebook today, my reaction was more of an “ugh…” than anything else. A few missed birthdays, some missed ‘exciting news’, and lots of links to cute stupid things (I found that these managed... Read more

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2013-04-09T00:50:33-06:00

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An Interview with a Group of Americans Entering a Year-Long Buddhist Retreat

Last updated on: April 9, 2013 at 12:50 am By Justin Whitaker

One year with no TV, no cell phones, no email. “You’re kidding, right??!!” That was the response from one retreatant’s daughter, at least. But no, no kidding. March 31st marked the first day of a one-year retreat for around a dozen members of Kagyu Changchub Chuling “KCC”, a center founded by the renowned Tibetan teacher Kalu Rinpoche in Portland in 1976. Along with the retreat leader, Lama Michael Conklin, and a small support staff are a doctor, a hip-hop artist, an agriculture specialist returning... Read more

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2013-04-02T00:55:52-06:00

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A month unplugged (no joke)

Last updated on: April 2, 2013 at 12:55 am By Justin Whitaker

I will be spending the rest of April ‘unplugged’ from most social media as I spend some much-needed time in my own mini-retreat. I’m sure there will be some meditation involved, but also plenty of writing on my bigger projects: a couple articles and two chapters for my thesis that are underway. 2013 has been off to a great start here at American Buddhist Perspective, and life on Google+, twitter, and facebook has been abuzz with great conversations, breaking news,... Read more

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2013-03-30T15:14:22-06:00

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Freedom House: Images of Repression and Freedom

Last updated on: March 30, 2013 at 3:14 pm By Justin Whitaker

This year I submitted the above photograph to Freedom House’s 2013 Photography and Art contest. Yesterday I found out that it has been chosen as one of the top 30 finalists and it will be featured in the Images of Repression and Freedom Auction. It will be printed and framed with other finalists and winners to be auctioned in support of Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world. All we need now is a title... Read more

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2013-03-30T02:05:20-06:00

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3 Struggling Buddhist Countries

Last updated on: March 30, 2013 at 2:05 am By Justin Whitaker

Sri Lanka, Japan, and (often most of all) Bhutan often elicit images of peaceful monks in flowing robes walking peacefully by. In Sri Lanka they go on orderly alms-rounds in villages, In Japan their temples are often sanctuaries in the midst of the chaos of an advanced industrialized economy, and in Bhutan the scene behind the monk is often a towering mountain, blue skies, and prayer flags releasing merit into the breeze. However many wonderful images may be conjured up... Read more

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2013-03-28T22:23:32-06:00

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Meditation and this Human Body: Two Recent TED Talks

Last updated on: March 28, 2013 at 10:23 pm By Justin Whitaker

These are two talks that are really about ‘everyone’ – everyone social that is. Everyone that has to deal with people, and stress, and stuff, and managing all of that people-stress-stuff on a daily basis. The first, with some remarks below the video, is: Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are Not only do you get the great (funny, memorable) examples – such as President Obama shaking a British police officer’s hand and then (then Prime Minister) Gordon... Read more

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2013-03-25T21:50:04-06:00

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The Ordination of Women in Buddhism, Old Facts & New Fables, a guest post from Eisel Mazard

Last updated on: March 25, 2013 at 9:50 pm By Justin Whitaker

One of the recurrent issues in my own writing is the misconception that “crazy theories” come from the fringes: on the contrary, in Buddhism, the craziest theories can (and often do) come from the pinnacle of prestige, influence and academic authority (sometimes from the centers of religious authority, too). I dealt with this question generally in my (still-unpublished) lecture, “The Opposite of Buddhism”, and I discussed a (stunning) particular example in my earlier work on the “standard misinterpretation” of the 12 links... Read more

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2013-03-24T02:55:07-06:00

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Buddhist Meditation and the Harlem Shake?

Last updated on: March 24, 2013 at 2:55 am By Justin Whitaker

I’m about a month behind on this and I’m not sure I’ll ever understand this internet phenomenon, but, for what it’s worth, apparently Buddhist meditation groups are in on this thing as well (this one via Karme Choling, a Shambhala center in northern Vermont): I find the “kids react” video much more ‘enlightening’: Says one 10 year-old, “Stop it. Now! If you make one more video, I will pull your brains out and feed your liver to my dogs.” (violent?... Read more

2013-03-22T15:52:10-06:00

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Femicide, a guest post by Naga R Dhoopati

Last updated on: March 22, 2013 at 3:52 pm By Justin Whitaker

Educating girls around the globe. There have been many cases where a girl’s life has become a burden to her parents, especially in India. Femicide is one practice used to reduce the population of girls. Giving and taking a dowry is still practiced in India in many forms, though there are laws against it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry Domestic violence is so high among Asian women because culturally, women are more submissive. The recent rape case has forced India to question itself and... Read more

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