A fresh perspective – on the world, art and ourselves
La perception est toujours une construction active, un fantasme neuronal inversé et descendant dans une danse sans fin de prédiction et d’erreur de prédiction. Anil … Read more >
Book review: The Way of Ch'an
From wikipedia.org “Ch'an is not Buddhism. » This is the heart of the central thesis of translator and poet David Hinton in his recent publication with… Read more >
Metta's assessment
Welcome, dear readers, to a new month of taking metta off the meditation cushion and into the world. Last month's article, "Metta's Tent... Read more >
We are only one. . . But we are not the same
Upaya Zen Center on a winter day. Photo by the author Hats off to U2 for our title – a line from their song “… Read more >
Young Voices: The song “Happy Birthday”
Young Voices is a special project of Buddhadoor Global bringing together insightful essays written by high school students in the United States who have taken courses based… Read more >
Straight to the Heart: The Contemporary Legacy of Zongmi's Huayan-Chan Fusion
Today in China, the Huayan tradition no longer survives as a living institution. The best we can do is to meet and… Read more >
Practice of harmonization: the Shikoku pilgrimage
The view from the temple 32. Photo by the author I wrote the first part of my series of essays on the Shikoku pilgrimage ago… Read more >
Fairies, Dakinis, nuns and Mikos, part three
Imperial Japanese Miko, or Shinto shrine priestess, dressed for an elaborate Kagura dance. Late XNUMXth century, hand-tinted albumen print. From … Read more >
How to live life more freely
Fri. Pomnyun Sunim. Image courtesy of the Jungto company The Korean Seon (Zen) master, the venerable Pomnyun Sunim (법륜스님) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, … Read more >
The wisdom of bees – Fear and respect for all species
Photo by Leandro Fregoni Fools do not praise generosity; Misers do not go to the world of the gods. Wise people rejoice in… Read more >
Book Review: Jhana Consciousness: Buddhist Meditation in the Age of Neuroscience
On December 20, 2022, Shambhala Publications published Awareness Jhana: Buddhist Meditation in the Age of Neuroscience by Paul Dennison. British-born Dennison trained, … Read more >
Head scratchers
From wikimedia.org This is the world I live in: • Vancouver port workers recently went on strike, fearing that AI would... Read more >
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