Author Archives: EricKVanHorn

New version of Travel Guide

Posted on November 5, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

There is a new version of the Travel Guide to the Buddha’s Path. You can download it directly from this site for Kindles, and get it from Smashwords for non-Kindles. The content has not changed but I made dozens and … Continue reading →

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Travel Guide

Posted on September 23, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

The Practice Guide is now complete, to the extent that anything of this sort is ever complete. I am hoping that many of you will read it and provide feedback. I would like to know, in particular, what parts are … Continue reading →

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Good Monk, Bad Monk

Posted on April 28, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

When my children were young and I was learning how to be a parent, one of the things that I quickly noticed was how they learn from their parents. The most obvious way in which they learn is by the … Continue reading →

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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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The Good Path

Posted on February 22, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

Many years ago I went to a retreat at the Omega Institute in New York. It was a Buddhist retreat, but there were four other non-Buddhist retreats taking place at the same time. One of them was with Sufi Muslims. They … Continue reading →

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Additions to the Site

Posted on February 15, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

Note that this and the following blog entry are new. Someone in a comment recently requested a list of publications that I can recommend. Rather than simply responding to the comment, I have added a new page called “Additional Resources.” … Continue reading →

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Pseudo-scholarship in Buddhism

Posted on February 15, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

Sometimes I feel a little self-conscious about the fact that I spend so much time debunking what I hear other Buddhist teachers saying. However, I feel a little bit better about this since I heard Thanissaro Bhikkhu point out that … Continue reading →

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Additions to Meditation

Posted on February 7, 2015 by EricKVanHorn

I have added two new articles to the section on Meditation. They are Establishing a Mental Posture and Breath Meditation. The article on Breath Meditation will have at least one more article to expand on this rich topic.

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