Sweep the dust, Push the dirt

Just Kidding!  I love you ladies! From the Buddhist Channel: Bangkok, Thailand — The forest monks of Wat Nong Pah Pong want the Council of Elders and the Office of National Buddhism to impose stricter controls on Western monks to stop them from ordaining women. They also want the properties of Thai temples in the [...]

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I was very pleased to see this article in the “Religion” section of the local newspaper (Rapid City Journal).   All to often “blending” religions in this area means blending two slightly different Christian denomonations with the rest of us left out in the cold.  This story, however, focuses on a person who… after growing up [...]

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Beautiful post by Marcus over at Marcus’ Journal on the process of Buddhist practice.  But this transition from smoker to non-smoker or from drinker to non-drinker is a long process which places you, for years in my case, in an uncomfortable kind of dual identity. Though a smoker, you long to be a non-smoker and [...]

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Thanks to a stranger  (actually @ileducprof) on Twitter for referring me to this article.  One that I was not familiar with, maybe everyone else has already seen and read this one. From Larryyang.org Below is a complete copy of “Making the Invisible Visible” which was a booklet collected and edited by a community group of practitioners, [...]

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After all this Christmas Joy, I thought I would bring it down to the mundane for a post. A quick nod to Progressive Buddhism for bringing these to my attention… Godless Religion or Devout Atheism Part 1 of 14 Stephen opens the retreat asking, “What is Buddhism?” Is it devout atheism or a godless religion? [...]

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Just Remember these simple rules for a safe and pleasant Holiday Season. Never go to the Human Anthropology Dept. Faculty Holiday Party at Miskatonic University.  They always lead to sudden spaghettification of all the TAs. If you are now residing in Innsmouth, caroling at high-tide is not recommended. Be Safe! Sing at low-tide. As an added precaution, [...]

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I have been exploring some alternatives to the Christmas holiday season for much of this month.  I would almost say ad nausium but noone has complained about it yet.  Maybe this would be something more than “wringing out all the Christian aspects of Christmas and then sprinkling some Buddhist pixie dust over what’s left.” Enter [...]

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