In trying to articulate an authentic western Buddhist experience, we are doing a lot of head scratching these days. We are thinking and thinking – what to adopt, what to discard? It seems we are entering a new era of critical reflection. Recent books such…
For many of us western practitioners, a connection to the Buddhist tradition involves a certain longing. The yearning we feel is an emotional urge to deepen our participation. For me, some part of it is sadness, knowing that I live in a pluralist cultural tradition…
To everyone living here, it has been Myanmar since 1989 when the generals changed it to the pre-colonial name, then spelled Myanma. The British called it Burma after the dominant ethnic group, the Bamar. You slur the word Myanmar and everybody knows what you’re saying.…
On the Road to Mandalay – and now I am here at last. It’s not quite the vision of Rudyard Kipling who waxed poetically about the place, but Burma is romantic enough without Mandalay having to carry the fantasy. The city is humming, full of…
How did the Burmese end up so poor, a nation with abundant natural resources and a self-assured historically expansionist nature? It was once considered a mighty country that was ahead of the rest of South East Asia, a land of golden temples, its coffers brimming…
Mind ControlThe phrase, “mind control” has many meanings. From…
The Red PillHave you taken the red pill, or are…
E.T. Disclosure?The subject of extra-terrestrial life, UFO’s, and the…
Global SettlementThis post explores behind the scenes negotiations that…
Financial TyrannyThis post focuses on an important series of…Copyright © 2011 All rights reserved
