Buddhism Archive
Transcript of my Reason.tv interview about Ayn Rand’s legacy
My thanks to a user on braincrave.com for transcribing the parts of my August 2008 interview with Reason.tv that pertain to Ayn Rand's legacy. I'm pasting his transcription below (with a few light edits and ...
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Suffering as a form of spiritual guidance
January 5, 2010 · Category: Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, Intellectual, Mindfulness, Witness Consciousness
In response to my post on the significance of suffering, Andrew ends his insightful comments with:
So in that sense I think the issue of suffering is important: I think denials of it lie at the ...
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On the significance of suffering
Peter's reply to The Invitation reminded me of a conversation he and I had several years ago, which had prompted me to write my post on Buddhism and Suffering.
In that post, I concluded:
So to me, ...
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Reason TV interviews Atlasphere founder Joshua Zader
November 9, 2009 · Category: Atlasphere, Buddhism, Individualism, Intellectual, Objectivism, Personal
The interview, titled "Dating in the Atlasphere," was actually conducted in August 2008, but they've waited a while to publish it as part of a long series of interviews about Ayn Rand's legacy.
From Reason TV's ...
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Amod Lele: The Love of All Wisdom
Harvard Ph.D. graduate and occasional Mudita Journal commenter Amod Lele (see here and here, for example) has started a new blog called "Love of All Wisdom" that some of you might enjoy exploring. His political ...
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Mudita Forum is now at Google Groups
March 18, 2009 · Category: Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, FLOW, Individualism, Integral, Intellectual, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum, Objectivism, Witness Consciousness
Check out the new Mudita Forum, if you think you might be interested.
The purpose of Mudita Forum is to provide a stimulating, thoughtful environment for discussing Eastern consciousness-raising practices — such as meditation, mindfulness, and ...
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On keeping our heads, and hearts, this election season
I received the following from a new reader, Andrea Pflaumer. She offered that I could publish it here for Mudita Journal readers, and I'm delighted to take her up on the offer.
For the next ...
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Eastern traditions and the moral-practical unity
August 22, 2008 · Category: Buddhism, Intellectual
In a friends-only post (which he's given me permission to quote here), Joe Duarte wrote:
...I've always been struck by similarities between the Objectivist approach to ethics and politics, and the sage wisdom of Eastern traditions ...
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When mindfulness hurts
A friend pointed me to the very interesting article "Lotus Therapy" in today's NY Times, which discusses the current state of the research, pro and con, on mindfulness as a clinical intervention.
Criticisms of mindfulness are ...
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Jon Bernie: To awaken is to dissolve
As many of you know, over the past couple years I've become increasingly interested in the teachings of Adyashanti, Jed McKenna, and the like.
Jon Bernie is one of Adya's friends and colleagues. ...
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