When I described the satisfactions of my routine to Roshi Joan during one of our hikes, she smiled: “That’s the sacredness of ...
This heady if overly technical study by psychotherapist Dennison (The Bojjhaṅgās) explores the Buddhist practice of jhāna meditation, which aims to develop “states of deep absorption leading to ...
Physicists and Buddhist contemplatives often seek to solve the same puzzles, from different angles: What is consciousness? How is reality shaped by observation? What does it mean for something to ...
From Greek reason and Abrahamic faith to Buddhist insight and modern psychology, this article posits that human transformation, empathy, and meaning are forged not in avoiding pain, but in deeply ...
(The Conversation) — Religious beliefs and modern biology sometimes seem to collide. But exploring those ideas with compassion and an open mind can lead to deeper learning across cultures. (The ...