(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) I missed the first part of Buddha's Warriors last night. But I saw the second half about the Dalai Lama. Check out this behind-the-scenes look with Christiane Amanpour . Watching the... More »
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(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Lama Surya Das riffs with Stephen Colbert in this hilarious segment on the Colbert Report. I've said it before and I'll say it again. If Obama were Buddhist this would be... More »
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Oh crap! I was shooting for Satanist ! Ah well... Buddhism is not all that ! Which is the right religion for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com You scored as... More »
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(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Robert Thurman may be the first western Buddhist monk, but he's no poster boy for hippie love and idiot compassion. The guy is very opinionated and sharp with his tongue. Case... More »
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Imagine a world where the driving force is people's well-being and happiness instead of insatiable economic growth which puts strain on our environment. Bhutan is already doing it . It's called Gross National Happiness (GNH)... More »
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Congratulations to all the 80th Annual Academy Awards winners . Looks like I have a long list of movies to catch up to. Anyway, in other news, the winners of the 2008 Blogisattva Award winners... More »
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(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Previously, I responded to John Horgan's shallow view of Buddhism . In this post I will focus on the comparison of classical Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism when it comes to people's... More »
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(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) (Image borrowed from the American Buddhist Center Web Log ) I was surfing the web this afternoon when I serendipitously found this old article by John Horgan , Why I Ditched... More »
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Like Sam Harris , I don't like putting labels on my belief and faith. But this is very close to what I subscribe to: "So what would be the features of an ‘agnostic Buddhist?’ Such... More »
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I've been tagged by Bill @ Integral Options Cafe to present my five favorite dharma books. Here they are: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Shunryu Suzuki The Crystal and the Way of Light - Chogyal... More »
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