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The Power of Mind
A couple of days ago, I headed out for work a little early, leaving the house at about 7:20AM, needing to be at work by 7:45AM. Due to not getting up early enough, I hadn’t had time to make a … Continue reading
Chased down by the preacher
I wrote about 8 months ago about some religious discomfort I was experiencing. The discomfort stemmed from me being Buddhist, and my mom being Christian, whom I regularly took (and still take) to church. My last entry on this topic … Continue reading
Some thoughts on mindfulness meditation
As I mentioned recently in my learning edge post, I’ve been listening to a new (to me) podcast, Zencast. It’s about, as you probably guessed, Buddhism. I just yesterday finished listening to a 5 part series, entitled Introduction to Meditation. … Continue reading
Some more reflections on our Buddhism group
I posted a few days back about the Buddhist group I’m in, and the ups and downs that group has experienced. This is a bit of a continuation of that post, with some random thoughts and comments thrown in for … Continue reading
Some reflections on starting a Buddhist study and meditation group
I wrote back in December about one of my professors and I starting a Buddhist meditation / study group. I wanted to lay down some of my thoughts about the group, and being a “founding member” / leader of it. … Continue reading
What I find useful in Buddhism
Reader mdejess commented on this post: I have some ideas I would like to test with you. What do you find useful in Buddhism which you do not find or not as useful in Christianity? No, I am not taking … Continue reading
Skepticism and Buddhism
I consider myself a skeptical person. In the past, I’ve had severe reservations when it came to believing in angels, spirits, ghosts, and other such things. I’ve expected that, when things are thrown up into the air, they come back … Continue reading
Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World
Title: Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World [amazon] Author: Lama Surya Das Publisher: Broadway; Reprint edition (June 15, 1998) Pages: 389 Book Number: 6 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? This is actually … Continue reading
One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism
Title: One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism [amazon] Author: Joseph Goldstein Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco; Reprint edition (July 8, 2003) Pages: 224 Book Number: 3 This was a fairly quick read which I mostly enjoyed. In it, Joseph Goldstein compares and contrasts … Continue reading
Starting a Buddhist meditation group
Image by Darin11111 A professor of mine and I started a Buddhist study / meditation group a couple of months ago. We created the group because there weren’t any Buddhist organizations in the area, and we wanted to have some … Continue reading