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Can a religion survive being stripped of its superstitions?
- Friday, 10 February 2012 16:17
- Julian Baggini
A recurring criticism I've face in this series is that I talk about religion but focus almost exclusively on the Judaeo-Christian tradition. In some ways that's fair, but given my concerns are with the broader features of religious belief, not the minutiae of doctrinal differences, I'm pretty confident that all or at least most of my main points apply to the monotheistic religions at least, and many are also relevant to others.
The Real "Dark Age"
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 19:49
- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
Himachal Pradesh, India -- Some say the dark age, age of vice - Kaliyuga (last of the four stages the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas described in the Indian scriptures), is here now, or at least coming soon. Some even fear that at the end of 2012 the world as we know it will end.
A Buddhist Ecology of Self
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 16:43
- John Stanley & David Loy
I saw that ordinary people believe they have a self and that everyone they meet has a self. They think of it as within the body. Because it is not like that, I have shown that the self is not there in the way it is thought to be. This is expedient means, the right medicine.
Buddhist Geeks and the virtual path to enlightenment
- Saturday, 28 January 2012 03:44
- Ed Halliwell
Although no amount of online chatter can replace practising with a real-life community, the wired-up approach has its benefits.
Bodhi Day: A Transgender Buddhist's Note of Gratitude
- Thursday, 08 December 2011 16:52
- Jack W. Cooper
December 8 is Bodhi Day which commemorates the Enlightenment of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Though there are a variety of ways that one might choose to recognize this holiday, as there are many sects of Buddhism and a range of specific customs within each of them, I will speak for myself as one trans-identified Western practitioner of Vipassana meditation within the Theravada tradition of Buddhism.
Religion and materialism
- Tuesday, 22 November 2011 06:42
- Tiffany Thatcher
Black Friday has almost become a holiday in its self for some, but since 1997, for others this day is to be called-international buy nothing day which was started by Ted Dave who called it, “a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption.”
The Zen of Steve Jobs
- Wednesday, 12 October 2011 19:05
- Dan Gilgoff
(CNN) – Steve Jobs’ admirers praised him for de-cluttering the world of high-tech gadgetry. The products that made him famous, from the Macintosh computer to the iPad, exemplified minimalist design and simplicity of use, enabling what some called a Zen-like experience.
Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies
- Thursday, 06 October 2011 01:17
- Brandon Griggs, CNN
(CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.
Người đi, tiếng thơm còn vang khắp năm châu
- Wednesday, 16 April 2008 03:27
- Lưu Đình Long | GNO
Hôm nay, và cả hôm qua, mỗi khi bạn lướt web hoặc cầm chiếc iPhone, hoặc vi vu trên xa lộ thông tin từ chiếc iPad, bạn có cảm thấy nhớ đến một người, là cha đẻ của “quả táo cắn dở” - Steve Jobs? Người đã tạo ra thương hiệu Apple và là người được cả thế giới ghi nhận là một thiên tài?
