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The Subtle Knife

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Josh

Title: The Subtle Knife [amazon] Author: Philip Pullman Publisher: Scholastic (2005) Pages: 368 Book Number: 19 I finished up The Subtle Knife today, the second book in the His Dark Materials series. After having read and enjoyed The Golden Compass, … Continue reading →

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God bless America?

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Josh

Last quarter, in the American history course that I took, the class watched a documentary film from the 80s, called The Atomic Cafe (available on DVD from amazon). The film was made up entirely of videos produced during the post-WW2 … Continue reading →

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What I find useful in Buddhism

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Josh

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 →

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Skepticism and Buddhism

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Josh

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 →

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Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Josh

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 →

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