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Buddhism and the mind

Originally posted on Zen Flash:
“Buddhism places a high emphasis on understanding the mind’s ability to create misery through its attempts to find personal comfort at the expense of facing what is really there.” ~Caroline Brazier THE WAY OF ZEN -Peace Love and Compassion.

Enlightenment research as a vocation

Originally posted on Voltaire Foundation:
Enlightenment past and present is?the September volume in the?Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. This volume by Anthony J. La Vopa explores?the social meanings of Enlightenment discourses in England, Scotland, France, and Germany. This blog post written by Avi Lifschitz discusses La Vopa’s new book, sharing insight into this…

Derrida Meets Nagarjuna: a discussion with Peter Salmon, perhaps — The Imperfect Buddha

Welcome, welcome, one and all. We are now in the midst of summer here in Italy with record breaking heat, drought, melting glaciers and social discontent. For those born well before the turn of the century, life still boasted a connection to the fanciful idea that things were getting better, progress was more or less […]Continue reading “Derrida Meets Nagarjuna: a discussion with Peter Salmon, perhaps — The Imperfect Buddha”

End — Great Middle Way

When you enter the path of Buddhist practice, you put an end to an abusive relationship with yourself. —Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche End — Great Middle Way

Deus sive Natura (Spinoza)

We see, therefore, that men are accustomed to call natural things perfect or imperfect more from prejudice than from true knowledge of those things. For we have shown in the Appendix of Part I, that Nature does nothing on account of an end. That eternal and infinite being we call God, or Nature, acts fromContinue reading “Deus sive Natura (Spinoza)”

The Buddhist attitude — Zen Flash

The Buddhist attitude is that it doesn’t matter how many delusions you have, how confused you are, how much sin or negativity you have created, it is possible, absolutely possible, to totally eradicate all of it. – Lama Yeshe from the book “Mahamudra: How to Discover Our True Nature” The Buddhist attitude — Zen Flash

Buddhist Anarchism in Burma? — Engage!

Editor: The following is an investigation into the ongoing political crisis and movement for democracy in Myanmar through the reportage of a blog, InsightMyanmar.org, written by an American Buddhist in Myanmar. I don’t know the identity of all the owners of this blog and podcast. Their names are not published anywhere on the site that […]Continue reading “Buddhist Anarchism in Burma? — Engage!”

Nirvana — Zen Flash

“Nirvana is the way of life that is based on awakening to the reality of impermanence and lack of independent existence. It is not a special stage of practice, nor is it a certain condition of mind; it is simply the way to live one’s life in accordance with reality. When we truly see […] NirvanaContinue reading “Nirvana — Zen Flash”

‘Requiem for a Faith’ Huston Smith

Originally posted on Buddhism now:
Film: Requiem for a Faith, shot in the late 1960s examines the customs and traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Though dated, it stands the test of time. Huston Smith the religious philosopher and author (The World’s Religions), provides a very moving and insightful narration. He explains the tenets of Tibets unique brand…