Archive for October 2012
New Logo and Site Design for the SBA
You may have noticed that we’ve recently updated the design to the Secular Buddhist Association’s website, including a new logo. There are a number of reasons we’ve made this change, in keeping with our Mission to “Create and foster growth and continuity of an active and vibrant community for Secular Buddhism.” We’re on a journey,…
Read MoreEpisode 137 :: Stephen Schettini :: Secular Practice One-On-One
Stephen Schettini The Naked Monk Stephen Schettini joins us to speak about personal evolution from religious Buddhism to secular practice. It’s interesting, isn’t it, how things change and yet so much remains the same? We have in our world, for example, not only ongoing lineages of religious Buddhism, but these traditions are growing alongside new…
Read MoreScenes from a Mindfulness Retreat: The Work
Part two of a four-part series. You can read the introduction here. One of the things I think those of you who have been on more traditional retreats would find most unusual about the mindfulness retreat is how interactive it was. There were no long periods of silent meditation, broken by occasional meals, dharma talks…
Read MoreEpisode 136 :: Melissa Falb :: Buddhist Coping for End of Life Caregivers
Melissa Falb Melissa Falb joins us to speak about her research on Buddhist coping techniques for end of life caregivers. We also speak about Melissa’s upcoming study on meditation’s effects on implicit association, particularly as it may relate to our attitudes about others. As we find ourselves in this very early stage of the scientific…
Read MoreTribute to Our Mentor and Dear Friend, Jan Ford
I first met Jan Ford as Sung Hifeng in Second Life (SL). I’d bounced around various Buddhist sanghas in that virtual 3D environment, when I happened upon one called Skeptical Buddhists. The title nabbed my attention, and as I entered and sat, I found myself curious about the avatar of an old man beside me.…
Read MoreOn a Belief that Sends You to Hell
To believe there is no rebirth and no law of moral causation is an evil mental act that will lead to confusion and anguish in this life and hellfire in the world to come. And you did not need to say or do anything to commit it. All I had to do was hold an…
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