k.d. lang talks of her practice

by | Jan 14, 2009 | Blog

There’s an interesting interview that k.d. lang offers over at Shambala. k.d. lang’s album, Watershed, reflects the dramatic changes in her life since she became a committed Buddhist. Here she talks for the first time about her Buddhist teacher and practice....

The Edge of Awareness

by | Jan 14, 2009 | Blog

In Self Awareness: The Final Frontier by V.S. Ramachandran, we’re treated to a neuroscientists take on what he calls “One of the last remaining problems in science is the riddle of consciousness.” Especially interesting is his treatment of qualia,...

The Dalai Lama oversimplifies

by | Jan 13, 2009 | Blog

Uh oh. According to The Times of India the Dalai Lama sees the global recession as a spiritual issue. He says: Lack of spirituality and culture is the main cause behind the rampant corruption in the world. People have become selfish and materialistic, which has led to...

“Buddhist Rabbi” Alan Lew dies

by | Jan 13, 2009 | Blog

A sad day for many of us inspired by Rabbi Lew’s work. The Buddhist Channel offers the story here: Rabbi Alan Lew, who helped cultivate a spirituality bridging Judaism and Buddhism and left a legacy of social activism in the Bay Area, died unexpectedly Monday...

Redux: In Mind

by | Jan 12, 2009 | Blog

I wrote about this in Chapter 4 of AiTL. Here’s another look. Past and future veil God from our sight. Burn both of them with fire. —Rumi What is troubling us is the tendency to believe that the mind is like a little man within. —Ludwig Von Wittgenstein The only...

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