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- Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:25 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Being spiritual but not religious is a cop-out
- Replies: 41
- Views: 10673
Re: Being spiritual but not religious is a cop-out
Hi all Part of my current research (I'm working academically in the area of cultural research) involves the investigation of the ethical, social, and political implications of contemporary understandings and approaches to spirituality and to explore the extent to which 'spirituality' may be thought ...
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:05 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Happy birthday Winny!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2190
Re: Happy birthday Winny!!
Happy birthday!
(I visit DW irregularly these days, so a belated wishes to those whose birthdays I've missed.)
(I visit DW irregularly these days, so a belated wishes to those whose birthdays I've missed.)
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:04 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Happy Birthday rowyourboat!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2155
Re: Happy Birthday rowyourboat!!
Happy birthday!
(I visit DW irregularly these days, so belated wishes to those whose birthdays I've missed.)
(I visit DW irregularly these days, so belated wishes to those whose birthdays I've missed.)
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:02 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Advice against expectations about practice or Awakening
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2108
Re: Advice against expectations about practice or Awakening
Thanks for your suggestions! :smile: Dan: Yeah, of course, I should look into Trungpa's Spiritual Materialism. Have read excerpts but not the book. Can you further recall any other pithy sayings, by Linji or others (sigh, I wish my Chinese wasn't so pathetic so that I could read the writings of Ch'a...
- Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:36 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Advice against expectations about practice or Awakening
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2108
Advice against expectations about practice or Awakening
Hi all I'd like to ask for your help. I'm guessing that you'd have come across various advice about not bringing expectations to one's practice or harbouring stubborn preconceived notions about Awakening. I know I've encountered such advice in books, essays, and talks but never made a point to note ...
- Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:27 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Borobudur, Buddhabrot fractals & non-linear chaotic systems
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4836
Re: Borobudur, Buddhabrot fractals & non-linear chaotic systems
Hi Mike, Bhante, and others I too find the way in which Thanissaro Bhikkhu evokes the terminology of complexity/systems theory as a kind of poetic language to explicate Buddhist ideas insightful. Early this year I read a book called A World of Becoming by William E. Connolly, political philosopher a...
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Buddhist Meditation Centres in Melbourne?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5841
Re: Buddhist Meditation Centres in Melbourne?
:smile: Yup as it turns out that's exactly what I'm planning to do. For the past couple of years I've been flying up north for week long retreats in QLD with Bhante Dhammasiha at Dhammagiri where Cooran attends. Sounds like the environment at Bodhivana is quite similar. Bhante Dhammasiha has suggest...
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:04 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Buddhist Meditation Centres in Melbourne?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5841
Re: Buddhist Meditation Centres in Melbourne?
Hi Yana Definitely check out the BSV http://bsv.net.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; They have regular activities and every now and then that would have visiting Bhikkhus. Also, there is Bodhivana Monastery of the Thai Forest tradition in Warburton. The abbot is Ajahn Kal...
- Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:12 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Burma's mass lay meditation movement
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2561
Re: Burma's mass lay meditation movement
Hi Ben I wrote the following comments on this post on Facebook by the Buddhist Peace Fellowship: Racist Nationalist Buddhism: A Challenge for Aung San Suu Kyi . I was going to mention it to you on Facebook but was reminded of this thread. So I'll share it here instead: I think rather than be too qui...
- Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:07 pm
- Forum: Dhammaduta (Dhamma propagation)
- Topic: Annual talk to students on Buddhism
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5619
Re: Annual talk to students on Buddhism
Hi Ben Would you share your experience of Burma (I still prefer this name over the one chosen by the ruling regime)? Perhaps give them a glimpse of how 'Buddhism' is enacted there, how it suffuses the everyday activities of Burmese culture? Perhaps even highlight aspects of Buddhist understandings a...
- Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:43 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: What's at stake as the Dharma goes modern
- Replies: 55
- Views: 9042
Re: What's at stake as the Dharma goes modern
Hi all It's always a bit of a risk to quote an excerpt from any text. Rather than read the bit I quoted in isolation, please also look into the entire essay. In any event, to pick up on some of the points raised so far. The essay does NOT (nor would I) suggest that science or the Buddhism-science di...
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:53 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Porn Free for 90 Days
- Replies: 326
- Views: 72729
Re: Porn Free for 90 Days
HI dhammapal and anyone else who is seeking to understand the attraction of porn... I'm not suggesting that you actively seek out porn to test this out. But if and whenever you find yourself engaging with porn, perhaps you could inquire into how you are relating to it. Rather than only assume a cert...
- Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:40 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: What's at stake as the Dharma goes modern
- Replies: 55
- Views: 9042
What's at stake as the Dharma goes modern
An essay that reflects on the key questions facing the development of the Dhamma in contemporary times by situating these questions within the analytical framework articulated by sociologist Charles Taylor, whose work represents an important voice in current scholarly debates about our 'secular age'...
- Wed May 30, 2012 5:00 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Buddhism and science: talking past each other? (Podcast)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1119
Re: Buddhism and science: talking past each other? (Podcast)
Yup, I agree that the intention behind what one chooses to perform is a key factor. Because whether one engages with communal ritual practices or solitary meditative exercises, both are performative —not in the sense that one is playing-acting or staging a performance, but in the sense whatever sign...
- Wed May 30, 2012 3:36 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Buddhism and science: talking past each other? (Podcast)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1119
Buddhism and science: talking past each other? (Podcast)
Hi friends This a topic that always comes up here. So thought it might be of interest (transcript available if you don't wish to listen): http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/buddhism-and-science3a-talking-past-each-other3f/4030828" onclick="window.open(this.href);...