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Why Buddhists embrace evolution
I have a long-standing interest in science, and in fact I came perilously close at one point to getting into veterinary research after completing my vet degree, and I also have a passionate interest...
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My first “utter”– Prison, elephants, and becoming a bigger person
Mobile post sent by bodhipaksa using Utterli. Replies. mp3 This is my first post created using Utterli, where I call a phone number and the message is automatically turned into an audio file that...
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Would in vitro meat be vegetarian?
The notion of in vitro meat — flesh harvested from a vat rather than a living animal — seems straight from science fiction, which is perhaps not surprising given that NASA, the US space organization,...
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The illusion of separateness, part one
This post is part of some writing I’m doing for a book. It’s the first part of a chapter giving the background behind the Buddhist teachings of anatta (non-self) and sunyata (emptiness). Hopefully...
View ArticleIt ain’t all karma
Everything that happens is a result of karma. Well, no, actually. One of the greatest misunderstandings of what the Buddhas taught is the idea that “everything that happens is a result of karma.”...
View ArticleA Buddhist View of Health Care Reform
c4chaos on Twitter mentioned a post on Daily Kos on Buddhism and healthcare in the US — very apropos given my post of earlier today. It’s a bit "wouldn’t it be great if everyone would just think of the...
View Article“He died in a hail of bullet points”
Apparently God does not like his followers to resign for ethical violations, misuse of taypayers’ money, lying, and dereliction of duty, as Mark Sandford attests. "Joe" "The Plumber" calls for the...
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Come to my online book launch party, Friday Nov 13
Friday, November 13. An easy date to remember! It’s the day that the new and updated edition of my book on Buddhism and Vegetarianism, Vegetarianism: A Buddhist View, will become available. I’m...
View ArticleMy friend Eric explains why he’s a Buddhist and a vegetarian
Friday, November 13 is the day that the new and updated edition of my book on Buddhism and Vegetarianism, Vegetarianism: A Buddhist View, will become available. I’m having an online book launch party...
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The original Western Buddhism
Below is an extract from Emily Colette Wilkinson’s review of Marcus Aurelius: A Life, by Frank McLynn. The parallels with the Buddhist approach are striking, and I can’t help feeling again that it’s a...
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