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

2012-12-21T16:40:22-07:00

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.

Kumare: Hinduism, Buddhism, Yoga, and more

Last updated on: December 21, 2012 at 4:40 pm By Justin Whitaker

Kumare, or Kumaré (or Kūmāré), is a movie about American spirituality on the fringe. However, the more we look into American spirituality, the more we see that the ‘fringe’ is growing. Fast. The old stalwarts of American religion: the Catholics and the Protestants, are increasingly disenfranchising their members, thus steering themselves into a future of ineffectual obscurity. Denying women’s rights, protecting child-molesters, blaming the deaths of children on homosexuality, the list could go on. Institutionalized religions, for all the many wonderful... Read more

American Buddhism

Book review

Happiness

2012-12-20T20:03:04-07:00

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.

Yoga Bags, Family, and Christmas (UPDATED)

Last updated on: December 20, 2012 at 8:03 pm By Justin Whitaker

I’ve been on break for travels this last week, plus grading, paperwork, and time catching up with family, hence the long break from blogging. Now, home in Montana, my brain is soaked in good food, card games, and Montana’s beautiful big skies. Blogging, or writing anything for that matter, doesn’t come easy. Breaks are good. Academics rarely get ‘true’ breaks. There is always something hanging over our heads. A friend of mine posted one of those vintage card memes recently that... Read more

Commodification

2012-12-11T00:43:40-07:00

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.

Global day of Solidarity for Tibet

Last updated on: December 11, 2012 at 12:43 am By Justin Whitaker

Today, December 10, is Global Human Rights Day. Activists around the world are reaching out and stepping up their efforts. And with over 100 self-immolations now in Tibet, this region, currently occupied by China, is a chief area of focus. The latest such immolation is a 16 year old girl in the Tibetan province of Amdo, currently ruled as China’s northwestern province of Qinghai (click here for a map and pre-1959 history). According to news reports, China’s only response has been to... Read more

2012-12-10T02:34:37-07:00

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.

Rainer Maria Rilke & Allen Ginsberg

Last updated on: December 10, 2012 at 2:34 am By Justin Whitaker

I have been busy slaving away (sometimes happily, sometimes not) on student essays and exams these last few days. Hence the lack of blog posts. Nevertheless, the abundance of material piling up that I would like to share here has grown almost exponentially. Zen drama, Tibetan immolations, Burma’s Muslim genocide, the Orthodox Pope doubling-down on the environment, where is one expected to find all of the time? Meanwhile, these two (below) have been sitting in my ‘to do’ pile for a... Read more

Buddhism

2012-12-05T23:55:16-07:00

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.

Mitt Romney seeks Buddhist Counsel (Video)

Last updated on: December 5, 2012 at 11:55 pm By Justin Whitaker

Mitt Romney has “invested in a high-paid soul-searching team to help him weigh his possibilities” according to the satirical news site, the Onion. Mysteriously, however, the report never mentions the monks, pictured here, which include one Theravadin monk along with what appear to be three Tibetan monks (one wearing the characteristically Geluk yellow hat of the “pandit” or learned person). The report continues: “The talented group of life-purpose consultants, which Romney is expected to pay more than 6 million dollars... Read more

Buddhism

Humor

video

2012-12-05T00:43:31-07:00

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.

Neuroscience and Buddhist Meditation

Last updated on: December 5, 2012 at 12:43 am By Justin Whitaker

One of the very endearing aspects of Buddhism for many Westerners is the Buddha’s encouragement that we “come and see” for ourselves. It is, in the early texts at least, a religion of practice, of personal cultivation, and intellectual curiosity and satisfaction. It’s a religion for idiots who screw up a lot, but who aren’t afraid to keep trying and are willing to work at it. In my early years as a Buddhist, through the help of a succession of wonderful meditation... Read more

Buddhism

2012-12-02T15:25:59-07:00

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.

Religious Experience in Early Buddhism – a lecture by Richard Gombrich

Last updated on: December 2, 2012 at 3:25 pm By Justin Whitaker

The Oxford Center for Hindu Studies has a lecture by Richard Gombrich very much worth listening to for those interested in early Buddhism. Gombrich is, for those who do not know, perhaps the greatest expert on early Buddhism in the world today. I highly recommend all of his books, lectures, and articles, many of which are available on the web for free. As I have on my ‘books‘ page: Another author I’m very fond of is Richard Gombrich. His book on Theravadin... Read more

2012-12-02T02:41:29-07:00

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.

Are you a Buddhist Wanker (Jerk)? – (Humor)

Last updated on: December 2, 2012 at 2:41 am By Justin Whitaker

Self-described Spiritual Wanker Mark Walsh takes us through diagnosing a spiritual wanker and some potential cures. It reminded me a bit of my recent review of the wonderful book, Dispirited (blog here). Walsh criticizes ‘spiritual’ people for using insider language, dropping Tibetan, Sanskrit, (and he even mentions Pali!), when common English terms would clearly suffice, and more importantly, the normal English terms would be understood by everyone. I like the video because he is humble enough to admit that he... Read more

2012-11-30T14:15:06-07:00

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.

Palestine Today – Tibet Tomorrow?

Last updated on: November 30, 2012 at 2:15 pm By Justin Whitaker

This was the image posted today by the Tsampa Revolution facebook group. That group states its goals as being, in part: The goal and aims of this page is to provide news, information and updates about the ongoing situation in Tibet. Along with being a source of information, we want this space to provide Tibetan Freedom activists with online tools and tactics to amplify the message of Tibetans inside Tibet. Overshadowed in the UK by the Leveson Report and in... Read more

Politics

Tibet

2012-12-05T13:16:48-07:00

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.

Buddhist Political Action: Robert Thurman’s Meme (UPDATED with petition)

Last updated on: December 5, 2012 at 1:16 pm By Justin Whitaker

Watch Prof. Thurman’s video below and then go here (the Whitehouse epetitions site) to add your name. In just 2 days that petition has gathered nearly 1000 names with little real publicity. Sign and spread the word. Watch Professor Robert Thurman’s discussion of the contemporary situation in the US Congress, where Republicans have signed a pledge to not raise taxes. According to wikipedia, the pledge “was signed by 95% of all Republican Members of Congress and all but one of... Read more

Buddhism

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What material was used to make Moses' basket waterproof?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Tar and pitch Linen and clay Palm leaves Camel hide

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