Another non-Buddhist post – maybe I need to create another blog! The subject of this article is one dear to my heart and has been since my early twenties. I researched it in the 1970’s as part of my undergraduate study, and recently returned to…
Veering away from the topic of Buddhism again, this post is a review of the scholarly book, Mushrooms, Myth and Mithras by Ruck, Hoffman, and Celdran, published this year by City Lights Books of San Francisco. No less a person than Huston Smith says, “An…
What the Buddha Thought is the title of a book written in 2009 by Richard Gombrich. It follows on from his previous book, How Buddhism Began. Gombrich is a scholar of the first order, is an expert in the Pali language, and taught at Oxford…
There is a wide-ranging discussion on the web and elsewhere these days, regarding the traditional metaphysical views of karma, rebirth, and nirvana. These views are being called into question by numerous western Buddhist scholars and practitioners. A “non-traditional” view is arising, sometimes under the banner…
Of all the Buddha’s teachings, the four noble truths are perhaps the best known. They were the Buddha’s first utterance after his enlightenment and spoken to his original five disciples. They are thus at the core of his message that shook the world. The understanding…
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…
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
