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This is Bill's blog about Zen, which is to say, everything. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and children, and two very Zen cats.
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Interview with an agnostic Zen Buddhist
A student friend of a friend was doing research for a comparative religion class, and I was asked if I would represent Zen Buddhism and answer some questions about my practice. I said I didn’t think I was a good … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Emerson, Quotes, Religion, Tao, Thoreau, Watts, Zen
Tagged agnosticism, Books, Buddhism, Compassion, Death, Emerson, family, Meditation, Mindfulness, Quotes, rebirth, Religion, Stephen Batchelor, Tao, Thoreau, Zen
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On Happiness
From the wonderful Zen Pencils site:
Rebirth reconsidered
As if on schedule, my soon-to-be-seventeen-year-old daughter was having an existential crisis. “What’s the point of living?” she said. “We’re just going to die anyway. And we’re not going to remember any of it.” I was actually proud of her, … Continue reading
God is a loaded term
I’m a regular reader of CNN’s Belief Blog. More often than not, the blog’s contributors have refreshing takes on the role of faith in American life. They also don’t shy away from addressing the subject from the point of view … Continue reading
Politics, religion, and The Great Pumpkin
We were relatively lucky in our confrontation with Sandy: Two days without power and a vent cap torn from the roof. My wife and I work from home, so gasoline is not an issue for now. Far too many people … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, Buddhism, Compassion, Democrats, election, hurricane, Jesus, Obama, Religion, Republicans, Romney, Sandy, Thomas Jefferson
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Buddhism’s Charlie Brown Moment
Not long ago, I received an e-mail from some group out of Indonesia asking me to submit a photo to a contest they were sponsoring for the best Buddhist altar. I kid you not. Big money prizes, too. My first … Continue reading
Emerson’s house, and more synchronicity
This year has become my “Year of Emerson.” I finished reading the excellent biography Emerson: The Mind on Fire by Robert Richardson. I’m currently reading the edited collection Nature and Other Writings. I regularly visit Kirk McElhearn’s blog Reading Ralph … Continue reading
A good day in “church”
My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of church-going. ~ Aldous Huxley This morning I left the house with my rakusu, but also with my backpack, my iPad, hiking boots and socks, a copy of Emerson’s Nature and … Continue reading
Buddhism without “Buddhism”
I’ve been a fan of TED lectures for years. Yesterday I came across this one by Thandie Newton. I found it quite moving, and at the end, I was struck by the idea that she may have just presented a … Continue reading
Kyron Horman
Love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Film, Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Buddhism, Compassion, Film, Parenting, Quotes
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