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

2012-07-15T19:43:30-06:00

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.

Bhikkhu Bodhi’s “Towards an Integral Model of Buddhism”

Last updated on: July 15, 2012 at 7:43 pm By Justin Whitaker

In my last post I discussed the nature of models in Buddhism, both historically and today, and as a feature of basic human understanding and communication. Today I’m posting videos from the wonderful contemporary teacher, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, who discusses his own tentative “integral model” for understanding Buddhism. This lecture was given to the board members and volunteers of Buddhist Global Relief during a Board Retreat. It is an early attempt by Ven. Bodhi to develop a model for understanding... Read more

Uncategorized

2012-07-17T10:45:02-06:00

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.

Imposing (and Uncovering) Models on Buddhism

Last updated on: July 17, 2012 at 10:45 am By Justin Whitaker

I am often asked “why ‘impose’ Western models of thought on Buddhism?” as if discussing the nature of Buddhist philosophy or ethics is some sort of new colonialist/imperialist activity. The fact is, the Buddha used countless models, analogies, and illustrative examples in his teachings. We are given numerous lists: the 2 extremes, the 4 Noble Truths, the Noble 8-fold Path, and the 12-fold knowledge and vision concerning the Truths; and all of that is in his first sermon/sutta. The image... Read more

2012-07-13T12:46:37-06:00

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.

Srebrenica: Remembering Those Who Died

Last updated on: July 13, 2012 at 12:46 pm By Justin Whitaker

I currently teach an online course on Comparative World Religions to mostly 18-19 year old Americans. I asked them at the beginning of the course to tell me what they hoped to get out of the class and one of the most memorable answers was something along the lines of, “why are Muslims so angry at the West and so violent?” For people whose conscious lives evolved post 9-11, this might seem like an obvious question. We in America have... Read more

Uncategorized

2012-07-09T14:36:03-06:00

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 in the News

Last updated on: July 9, 2012 at 2:36 pm By Justin Whitaker

For Monday, July 9, 2012. I’m catching up on a few missed weeks here, just pulling myself out of the ‘Busy’ trap step by step. I’m also beginning training and fundraising for Buddhist Global Relief for an upcoming half marathon here in Bristol (Huge thanks to Charles Prebish, Marnie L. Froberg, and Lynette Monteiro for the generous support). On to the news. Matthew Remski has another piece out on the Michael Roach/Diamond Mountain cult death, titled The Michael Roach Bubble, where he further examines... Read more

Academia

Activism

American Buddhism

2012-07-07T19:16:14-06:00

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.

Why I’d Make a Good Atheist

Last updated on: July 7, 2012 at 7:16 pm By Justin Whitaker

As the title suggests, this is essentially a response to Marc Barnes’ post on his blog, Bad Catholic, titled: Why I’d Make a Bad Atheist. His argument in brief is that he wants to be happy forever, life doesn’t guarantee happiness, and if his ‘want’ is to make any sense for him, it must be fulfillable: ergo heaven (God, angels, demons, pixies, unicorns, and flying spaghetti monsters are optional). Okay, I added the last part. And as atheists don’t go to... Read more

Buddhism

Theism/Atheism

2012-07-06T18:45:43-06:00

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.

Happy Birthday to H.H. the Dalai Lama

Last updated on: July 6, 2012 at 6:45 pm By Justin Whitaker

Today is the 77th Birthday of H.H. the Dalai Lama (or 78th if you count time in the womb as many Buddhist traditions do). In a world so fraught with difficulties: war, hatred, greed, climate change, poverty, and so on, the Dalai Lama has been a consistent beacon of peace, reconciliation, harmony, and hope. Such beings are rare and we are all fortunate to witness the examples they set as humans. In honor of His Holiness, I’ve set up a... Read more

Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism

2012-07-04T08:22:32-06:00

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.

The ‘Busy’ Trap

Last updated on: July 4, 2012 at 8:22 am By Justin Whitaker

Something seems to have happened in the last five years. Or is it ten? The distance between myself and ‘life’, the slow pace, the ability to just sink in to a new book, one or two other projects on the ‘back burner’ for a while – all gone. These days it doesn’t make sense to talk about a ‘back burner’. Today’s projects don’t go on burners, they live in ‘the cloud’. John Searle, the great philosopher of mind, once remarked... Read more

Academia

Happiness

2012-07-02T18:53:15-06:00

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.

Shambhala Publications, Lodro Rinzler, and the under 35 project – A Guest Post

Last updated on: July 2, 2012 at 6:53 pm By Justin Whitaker

Today I’m honored to host the writing of Lodro Rinsler, author of “The Buddha Walks into a Bar” (reviewed here) who introduces Shambhala Publications “under 35 project.” Here is a quick introduction by Lodro, along with one of his recent writings: Over the last few months Shambhala Publications, one of the world’s pre-eminent publishers of books on enlightened living, has begun a conversation on what it means to bring mindfulness and compassion to every aspect of our lives. This conversation... Read more

Uncategorized

2012-06-26T01:09:08-06:00

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.

If Slaughterhouses Had Glass Walls…

Last updated on: June 26, 2012 at 1:09 am By Justin Whitaker

We wouldn’t be having this debate. There are many difficulties in adopting and sticking to a vegetarian (or vegan) lifestyle. But think of the difficulties endured by the sentient beings who simply got us here today. Think of the difficulties that future generations (human and non-human) will endure if we don’t change the course of our societies today. As with any important ethical issue, eating meat is not a clear-cut issue. I (basically) gave up eating meat in 2001 on... Read more

2014-03-10T16:05:01-06:00

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.

Eccentric Buddhist Masters

Last updated on: March 10, 2014 at 4:05 pm By Justin Whitaker

A recent discussion in the academic listserv H-Buddhism has me thinking again about David McMahon’s book The Making of Buddhist Modernism. As I wrote last fall: I have pretty mixed feelings about the book, and the few scholars I’ve discussed the book with have largely concurred. On the one hand it is a “must read” because of its sweeping scope and rhetorical force. It really has many more positive things I could say about it than negative. On the other... Read more

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Where was Jesus transfigured?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Mount Sinai Mount Tabor Mount Hermon Mount Carmel

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