Monthly Archives: September 2016

The More Things Change… and Dogen

Posted on September 20, 2016 by EricKVanHorn

I have spent the better part of the last 20 years of my Buddhist life immersed in the Pali Canon. We are so blessed to have good translations of the Pali Canon in English. I always encourage people to at … Continue reading →

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The Buddha’s Teachings on Rebirth

Posted on September 20, 2016 by EricKVanHorn

I have noted a number of times that I have been working on a book on rebirth. The eBook versions of that are now available on the Books tab. It is “The Little Book of Buddhist Rebirth.” Every one of … Continue reading →

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Humility

Posted on September 11, 2016 by EricKVanHorn

I am not sure that Buddhism will ever again see the kind of glory that it saw in the heyday of the Silk Road. And unfortunately some of the most spectacular and humbling sites from that era have been destroyed. … Continue reading →

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Rebirth and the Thicket of Views

Posted on September 5, 2016 by EricKVanHorn

I am writing a book on rebirth and the Buddhist cosmology. Rebirth is quite a hot topic in Western Buddhism. I think that it is safe to say that most Western Buddhists do not accept the doctrine of rebirth. That … Continue reading →

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The Journey

Posted on September 3, 2016 by EricKVanHorn

I have just finished a week in northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado in which I have visited what are now called “ancestral Puebloan sites.” As I have lived in the southwest, I have increasingly adopted a Native American view … Continue reading →

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