In Western culture, especially among so-called “woke” circles and Hollywood elites, there’s an odd obsession with Buddhism. For many, it’s romanticized as a peaceful, philosophical […]
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Meeting Animals In Prayer
Most high and most low This month I’ve been observing Ramadan, which means praying five times a day. As I prostrate, the dog comes to […]
Grieving a Dying World(view)
The Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana). “This panel shows the Buddha surrounded by lay and monastic mourners expressing their grief. These reactions are contrasted with […]
The Swastika Is Not What Many People In The West Think It Is
In the 1920s, the Nazis culturally appropriated the age-old symbol of good fortune and turned it into an emblem of Aryan identity and German nationalism […]
Being Buddhist For A Day
Keeping the 10 precepts, and failing Today, February 24, is Poya. A full moon day. Poya is a public holiday in Sri Lanka and you can do […]