Buddhism Archive
Interview with Weezer’s River Cuomo about Vipassana Meditation
Robert Cuomo -- lead singer for the rock band Weezer, whom I've never heard -- has taken up Vipassana meditation in a serious way.
This probably makes him the most high-profile proponent of Vipassana meditation in ...
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Life Is Zen
I just received a very (very) kind letter from Bill Murphy, the gentleman behind the Life Is Zen web site.
(He is also the owner of PurpleCrayon Direct and Notes from the Other Side. The latter ...
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Capitalism = Happiness?
The situation may not be as simple as "Living Under Capitalism = Being Happier" but a new article in New Scientist called "Wealthy Nations Hold the Key to Happiness" suggests that such a conclusion is ...
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What is Mind Identification?
I just posted the following on the Rebirth of Reason web site, in response to Luke Setzer's negative review of Eckhart Tolle's book The Power of Now.
Luke writes: "[Eckhart Tolle's] thesis that 'mind identification' serves ...
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Check Out Jay Allen’s Blog
I recently discovered the bloggings of another Rand-influenced meditator, Jay Andrew Allen.
Yes -- for those of you who remember -- this is the same Jay Allen that was a spirited defender of Leonard Peikoff from ...
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Meditation and Chronic Pain
A new friend has pointed me to a conversation on his blog about meditation and chronic pain. He invited me to comment since he knows I've got some experience with the topic.
The original questioner ...
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Phuntsog Nyidron: Once Silenced in Tibet
This article originally appeared in the Washington Times. The author writes with a powerfully quiet dignity.
A voice once silenced in Tibet
By Phuntsog Nyidron
April 19, 2006
I was 19 years old when I made the protest that ...
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The Dalai Lama Sizes Up President Bush
The Daily Telegraph had a conversation recently with the Dalai Lama, which yielded some interesting gems about his perspective on President Bush.
Of course, the press seized on the one (potentially) anti-war remark, "killing bin Laden ...
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My Kind of Buddhists
July 22, 2005 · Category: Buddhism
Strategy Page tells us there have been some recent attempts to "cleanse" Southern Thailand of its Buddhists:
The Islamic militants are trying to do some ethnic, and religious, cleansing in the Moslem south. The three southern ...
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On Lovingkindness and Happiness
Mudita Forum has begun a chapter-by-chapter discussion of Sharon Salzberg's book Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, which discusses the Buddhist practice of lovingkindness (or metta, in Pali).
Below is a posting I wrote on the ...
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