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Category Archives: Teachings of the Buddha
Generosity
A friend of mine recently sent me an article by Ken Wilber called “Right Bucks”. It is his defense of asking people to pay for Dharma teachings. He says this: “…dollars and Dharma are not only not incompatible, monetary exchange … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhist ethics, Teachings of the Buddha
Tagged Buddhist ethics, generosity, Ken Wilber
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Something Is True
I have been reading up a little on “secular Buddhism” lately because at the Albuquerque Vipassana Sangha someone is running a study group on it. Those of you who read this blog know that I am unabashedly a “religious Buddhist,” … Continue reading
Posted in Buddha's Enlightenment, Buddhist ethics, Buddhist practice, Teachings of the Buddha
Tagged secular Buddhism
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Metta, Syrian Refugees and Dazzle
I am reading the Itivuttaka (“This Was Said (by the Buddha)“), which is a small volume of discourses from the Pali Canon. The literary quality of this volume is particularly striking. Each discourse begins with a short prose passage, which is … Continue reading
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The Three Poisons
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
Reverse Engineering the Buddha’s Enlightenment
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
Additional Resources
Books Buddhist History The Foundations of Buddhism by Rupert Gethin This is a remarkably unbiased book about all of the Buddhist traditions and the history and evolution of Buddhism. I cannot recommend this book enough. I discovered it some years … Continue reading
Pseudo-scholarship in Buddhism
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
Posted in Teachings of the Buddha
Tagged Analayo, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli, Digha Nikāya, Majjhima Nikaya, mindfulness, Pali Text Society, Rhys Davids, Sati, Satipatthana, Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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New Meditation Section
I have added a new tab to the web site called Meditation. It currently has two entries, an “Introduction” and a description on “Establishing a Sitting Posture.” The goal is over time to develop a comprehensive guide to meditation and indeed … Continue reading
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Tagged meditation, meditation instruction, meditation introduction
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The Cascading Four Noble Truths
Many teachers emphasize the non-linear nature of the eightfold Noble Path. Each step in the path helps to reinforce all of the others. And of course that it’s true. However, there is also a method behind the order in which … Continue reading
A Single Excellent Night
There is a lovely sutta (discourse) in the Majjhima Niaya called “A Single Excellent Night”. In it, the Buddha offers these verses: Let not a person revive the past Or on the future build his hopes; For the past has … Continue reading