Archive for June 2021
Mindfulness of Mortality
In our culture, we generally avoid thinking about death, except humorously on Halloween and more somberly, if we care to, on days like Memorial Day, 9/11 and December 7. Some American subcultures also have their forms of remembrance, like Dia de los Muertos or Yahrzeit. On the whole, a lesser focus on death is a…
Read MoreA Secular Reinterpretation of a Tibetan Classic Teaching
Secular Buddhist Association Piece ‘Don’t Expect a Standing Ovation – and fifty-eight other pieces of helpful advice’ This is the title of my recently published book. Many people will immediately spot that it is a reworking in contemporary and secular terms of the ancient Tibetan teaching ‘Seven Points of Mind Training’, which was originally presented in…
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