Dialogs With My Teacher #27

Here’s another installment in a series of emails that took place between Michael and one of his senior students beginning the Summer of 2009. May you find the exchange interesting and enriching. September 1, 2010 Student: What is empathy? Michael: An impersonal...

Americans Don’t Approve of Buddhists?

Maybe this is because it’s so hard to market “stillness,” “Suchness,” and “Emptiness.” At least 2 million Buddhists currently practice their religion in the United States, and many of their fellow citizens disapprove. A survey...

Meditation Connected to Happiness

Thought this was an interesting piece from Shambhala SunSpace: Via David Sillito of the BBC comes this report — with more to come — featuring Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard (aka, the “happiest man in the world”) and others, exploring the connection behind mindfulness...

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