Archive for July 2013
Episode 178 :: David Loy and Ron Purser :: Buddhist Questions About Mindfulness
David Loy and Ron Purser join us to discuss some Buddhist responses to popular mindfulness programs. What does mindfulness mean to you? Is it a one-eighth slice of a delicious dhamma pie, or is it the full understanding and practice of panna, sila, and samatha? However we may feel about it, mindfulness is becoming mainstream…
Read MoreEpisode 177 :: Matthew Bortolin :: The Dharma of Star Wars
Matthew Bortolin Author and Zen Buddhist Matthew Bortolin joins us to speak about his book, The Dharma of Star Wars. It’s safe to say that many of us live a very rich fantasy life. It may be personal ruminations, book, or movies. We identify with some characters, we admire other characters, or have an aversion…
Read MoreEpisode 176 :: Shinzen Young, Vince Horn, Mark Knickelbine :: Creating Community in the Virtual World
Shinzen Young, Vince Horn, and Mark Knickelbine join us to speak about the opportunities and challenges of creating Buddhist virtual community with digital technology. As Buddhism takes root in the relatively new soil of the Western mind and culture, like other traditions it is encountering modernity. If that wasn’t difficult enough, digital technology opens new…
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