Archive for April 2011
Episode 62 :: Peter Harvey :: An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics
Peter Harvey Professor Peter Harvey speaks with us about his book An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues. Hi, everyone. In our practice of the eightfold path, sila, or morality, plays a large part. Our ethical words, actions, and livelihood are the outward manifestation of our internal mental processes. But even with a…
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Winton Higgins Winton Higgins speaks with us about the First Noble Truth and Tragic Vision. Suffering. Dealing with it, how we engage or avoid it, is not new to Buddhism. And how a religion may treat it, can be very different from philosophical approaches to suffering. Winton Higgins began meditating and practising the Dharma in…
Read MoreEpisode 60 :: Fadel Zeidan & John McHaffie :: Modulation of Pain by Mindfulness Meditation
Dr. Fadel Zeidan Dr. Fadel Zeidan and Dr. John McHaffie join us to speak about their neurological study, Brain Mechanisms Supporting the Modulation of Pain by Mindfulness Meditation. Hi, everyone. One of the things we secular types are often faced with is that we want to see evidence. We may be a bit skeptical of…
Read MoreEpisode 59 :: Ethan Nichtern :: The Interdependence Project
Ethan Nichtern Ethan Nichtern speaks with us about The Interdependence Project. Taking new forms. Neither Buddhism, nor any religious form, is immune to the process of evolution. And what forms will those take in our contemporary culture? Much of that is based on communication, conveying messages across different media, and using technology to support that…
Read MoreEpisode 58 :: Rick Bateman & Tim Kiely :: Meetup Groups
Rick is the founder of the the website secularbuddhism.com. He is actively striving to form a non-profit organization for secular Buddhism, and currently teaches the Buddhism For Beginners course he developed in Victoria BC. He is an experienced instructor having taught a variety of technical courses in Camosun College’s continuing education program for several years. He has served as Vice President of Human Resources & Operations at an on-line learning company and is currently the Director of Operations for a local software company.
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