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Tag Archives: buddhism
A little less religious discomfort
I wrote a few months ago about some religious discomfort I was having. Namely, I’m Buddhist and my mom is Christian; I’ve been taking her to church on Sunday, because I know it means a lot to her. She’s disabled … Continue reading
Did the Buddha exist?
One of my professors and I started a Buddhism study / meditation group about a month ago. We’ve met once so far, mostly as an organizational meeting to find out where we all stood and what we wanted to do. … Continue reading
Some religious discomfort
I’ve been a bit uncomfortable over the past month and a half on every Sunday. Why? I started taking my mom to church. She enjoys it a great deal; she literally looks forward to it all week. I think her … Continue reading
American Buddhism on the rise
American Buddhism on the rise. Cool.
Are the Jedi Buddhists?
The Dharma of Star Wars. Sounds pretty neat, actually. [via]
21st Century Buddhism podcast
There’s a very interesting and enjoyable podcast about Buddhism available through iTunes. It’s called 21st Cenutry Buddhism, by Ethan Nichtern. The website for the podcast is betherigden.com. The past podcasts are available here (as well as via iTunes).
Buddhism: Life is suffering (or not)
Life isn’t just suffering, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. I thought this was a pretty interesting commentary on the First Noble Truth of Buddhism.
U.S. Labor Day Meme
I’ve had a few thoughts and ideas percolating for blog posts, but I’ve not written them up just yet (some I’ve written up, but I’m letting them percolate a bit more before I click that big ol’ Post button). So, … Continue reading
Utopia = No place
I was checking out About Buddhism earlier, and noticed something I thought was rather interesting. A guy named Thomas More wrote a book in 1515, coining the term ‘utopia’. What I found interesting was the way he created the world, … Continue reading