By Daniel Millet Gil | Buddhistdoor Global | 2020-07-30 | Bruce Alan Wallace (b. 1950 in Pasadena, California) is one of the most relevant contemporary Buddhist thinkers in the ongoing dialogue between Buddhists and scientists about the nature of consciousness. His primary endeavor has always been to develop a contemplative Read more…
A Mindfulness Workshop with Dr. B. Alan Wallace Sat 1st – Sun 2nd ~2019 ~ June Top Studio, Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London W14 9DA Click here to register The principal meaning of “mindfulness” in English stems from the verb “to mind,” as in “bearing in mind” (e.g. “children, Read more…
For decades, we’ve been taught that economic growth and buying more stuff will make us happy—while trashing the planet. The good news is, there’s a better kind of happy: It starts with meaningful work, loving relationships, and a thriving natural world. An article by –by Sarah van Gelder, syndicated from Read more…
Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman explains why perception of an independent reality are all illusions. As we go about our daily lives, we tend to assume that our perceptions—sights, sounds, textures, tastes—are an accurate portrayal of the real world. Sure, when we stop and think about it—or when we find ourselves Read more…
Plenty of followers swear by meditation to cure a long list of ails. But how does it work? Neuroscientist Clifford Saron, of the University of California, Davis, and a Who’s Who of peers, are spending millions to find out.
Steve Jobs was a committed Zen Buddhist. Apple, AstraZeneca, Comcast, Deutsche Bank, Google, Heinz, Hughes, McKinsey, Nortel Networks, Proctor & Gamble, Raytheon, Texas Instruments, Unilever and Yahoo are all reported to use mindfulness meditation by www.london-meditation.co.uk. Chade-Meng Tan, one of the early Google Engineers has written a book published on Read more…
Dalai Lama Wins Templeton Prize For Work On Science, Religion Article By: Chris Herlinger Religion News Service NEW YORK (RNS) The Dalai Lama is best known for his commitment to Tibetan autonomy from China and his message of spirituality, nonviolence and peace that has made him a best-selling author and Read more…
(This Article was first published in ‘Running Tide’. The Magazine of the Amida Trust., April 2006) The word ‘Eclectic’ has unfortunately become one of those words that religious people use to beat each other over the head with! The dictionary definition tells us that it means ‘selecting from various styles, Read more…
I have been wondering about the Buddhism that is represented by the BCN. Is it a holistic view, or is it what I call ‘Iceberg Buddhism’, that is, a Buddhism that only represents the heights and most pure philosophical and practical aspects – the peak of the iceberg – ignoring Read more…
It has been my intention to write some reflections on this subject for a long time. The idea that Reality is non-dual is often spoken of as the perennial philosophy. It is also the experience of mystics of all traditions and now scientists are beginning to talk in the same Read more…
For many years, even before writing, You Don’t Have To Sit on the Floor, I have been feeling that Western Buddhists need to clarify their relationship with God (whether they are believers or not). Having been a Buddhist for some 40 years, and having come to Buddhism after rejecting Christianity, Read more…
Church-historians admit that the Orthodox Christ is more than slightly different from the Christ of the mainstream Christian traditions, even that of the so-called “orthodox churches”. He is the all-encompassing Christ, who embraces within His universal Body saints and sinners alike. Church membership never mattered to Him; neither faith, nor Read more…
Buddhism is commonly distinguished on doctrinal grounds from monotheistic and polytheistic religions by the fact that it refutes the existence of a divine Creator, and indeed there is ample textual evidence in early Buddhist, Mahayana, and Vajrayana treatises to support this claim. However, a careful analysis of Vajrayana Buddhist cosmogony, Read more…
Introduction What is your expectation for the future – is it optimistic or pessimistic? Consider that question personally and globally, as you read on. Ask yourself how you react to the questions raised here. Do they excite or scare you? In writing this, I am distilling much recent reading and Read more…
A journey into the Eastern Orthodox tradition of Hesychia Imagine a woman walking down a leafy Essex lane near an Orthodox monastery. A monk comes out of his caravan hermitage, and the woman sensing his presence turns around and lifts her arm to wave a greeting. The monk smiles and Read more…
(This Article was first published in: Tricycle – The Buddhist Review, Winter 2009) I have been drawn to the practice of shamatha from the time I was first introduced to it, in Dharamsala, India, in the early nineteen-seventies. I was immediately intrigued by the possibility of using the methods of shamatha Read more…
The Mind in the Eastern Orthodox tradition of Hesychast contemplative prayer. For an introduction to Hesychast prayer see Mother Mary’s previous article, ‘Prayer of the Heart’ in the Newsletter, February 2010 [click here]. In many religions the mountain is a powerful spiritual symbol that reaches upwards to a summit that Read more…
The World Health Organisation has forecasted that by 2020 depression will rival heart disease as the health disorder with the highest disease burden in the world. Coupled to this forecast, today around a third of all Americans and 40 percent of all Europeans could be classified as mentally ill, with Read more…
‘A Lamp to Dispel Darkness’ is a translation by B. Alan Wallace of Mipham Rinpoche’s ‘Advice for Pointing Out the Mind in Accordance with the Tradition of the Old Realized Ones’. It is a set of pith instructions that establish a powerful and profound path to sustain awareness of the Read more…
How to Be a Buddhist in Today’s World Religion now faces three main challenges: communism, science and consumerism. By The Dalai Lama Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2017 Once people adopt a religion, they should practice it sincerely. Truly believing in God, Buddha, Allah or Shiva should inspire one to be Read more…