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Dharma King
An examination of Ashoka's rule through a close reading of his enduring inscriptions
philosophy
Meditation Meditation Month 2020
How to Stay Calm in a Raging World
When we observe our anger, we create an opportunity for understanding ourselves and others.
You Are Already Here
Life is very difficult to understand through ideas alone, wrote Dainin Katagiri, the late abbot of the Minnesota Zen Center. But there is one thing that you can trust in: you are fully alive right now.
Eugene Gendlin, Developer of Self-Actualization Practice Called Focusing, Has Died
The influential philosopher and psychologist had crossover appeal for many Western Buddhists.
Examining Attention
Attention is not just another “function” alongside other cognitive functions. Its ontological status is of something prior to functions and even to things. The kind of attention we bring to bear on the world changes the…
Siddhartha, the Scientist
Dan Zigmond reviews two new books that explore Buddhism's relationship with science.
Six Questions for B. Alan Wallace
An interview about Buddhism, science, and the nature of mind
Teachings 10 Misconceptions about Buddhism
Buddhism: Philosophy or Religion?
In Asian religious traditions, religion—with its myths, magic, and miracles—goes hand in hand with philosophy.
Nagarjuna in Buddhist art
The object of knowledge in dream is not seen when one awakes. Similarly the world disappears to him who is awakened from the darkness of ignorance. The creation of illusion is nothing but illusion. When everything…
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