Dhamma Wheel

Interview on Jhana practice and its limits. Enjoy!

Geoff's site is also a very good resource: http://measurelessmind.ca/samadhi.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sam Harris wrote a second blog about NDEs:
http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/scie ... k-of-death" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'm usually pretty pessimistic about the future of the earth but there are people who disagree and their arguments are not bad either:
http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/bett ... -you-think" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There is an interesting podcast with neuroscientist Tim Gard at the Secular Buddhist Association about pain attenuation through mindfulness and how this effect of mindfulness differs from the placebo effect or other pain management techniques. http://secularbuddhism.org/2011/12/23/episode-96-tim-gar...

It really is in interesting question and one that puzzles me a lot. There is a lot of disagreement about free will and I think one of the reasons for this are the different definitions of free will. So, when reading arguments about free will I try to first get what the author means with free will. I...

And here is a direct reaction to the article linked in the OP.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... -delusion/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

it's well worth a read despite the rather nasty writing style.

Interesting story, but I still think it should be taken with a grain of salt. What we need is random number generators on top of shelves out of sight (as in, on a high shelf) and if people can remember that number when they are floating near the ceiling looking at their body and see that number on ...

Ajahn Chah knew how to deal with demons

Have you looked into http://www.tumblr.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;? You should be able to embed videos from YouTube or Vimeo and audio files from soundcloud etc.

You probably know these talks already but for everyone else:
Talks from Ajahn Sujato's Metta Retreat at Jhana Grove

Not completely sure but I think this are the word files that marc108 mentioned.

Hi Ben,

interesting interview. Here is a related talk by Dan Dennett where he talks a bit more about how clergy often lose their faith and how they face that dilemma:

Is Secular Buddhism interested in accepting rebirth as a working hypothesis? I guess one can choose it as working hypothesis if one feels inclined to do so. At the moment, no one can disproof rebirth just as no one can proof it (scientifically). You have three choices: accept it, reject it or put i...

Or maybe it's Buddhism without all the unnecessary baggage? A Secular Buddhist is interested in the Four Noble Truths and developing sila, samadhi and panna in this very life. He doesn't belief in literal rebirth or supernatural powers because it is of no concern for his practice and life. But I'm n...

Buddhism is evolving

The Secular Buddhist is a podcast about Secular Buddhism. So what's Secular Buddhism about? Secular Buddhism is concerned with the practice of Siddhattha Gotama’s four noble truths in this world. It encourages a naturalistic and pragmatic approach to the teaching, seeking to provide a framework for...

As far as I know, his work is based on anecdotal evidence and that's not really a scientific proof. And then there is this: Stevenson never claimed that he had proved the existence of reincarnation, and cautiously referred to his cases as being "of the reincarnation type" or "suggestive of reincarna...