Monthly Archives: March 2015

The Three Poisons

Posted on March 15, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

I heard a Dhamma talk this week in which the idea that there is such a thing as an “appropriate poison” was proffered. He was speaking of the Three Poisons: greed, hatred and delusion. He gave an example of “appropriate … Continue reading →

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Be The Change…

Posted on March 7, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

“Be the change you want to see happen, instead of trying to change everyone else.” – The Love Project I saw a movie yesterday, “Dalai Lama Awakening.” It is about a group of mainly Americans who go to Dharamsala for … Continue reading →

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Reverse Engineering the Buddha’s Enlightenment

Posted on March 3, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

I was dumpster diving through my hard disk the other day and found a paper that I wrote a few years ago called “Reverse Engineering the Buddha’s Enlightenment.” I have posted it to the “Papers and Projects” section of the … Continue reading →

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