The Ocean of Existence: Wednesday May 7, 2008
On life out of sight of dry land.
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A few brief thoughts on reductionism: Wednesday October 10, 2007
Numskulls, reductionism and the human mind.
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Miscommunication: Tuesday March 20, 2007
The Buddha’s first, failed teaching.
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Elephants: Saturday January 6, 2007
Elephants and monks in Sydney zoo.
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Cutting off Our Heads: Monday September 11, 2006
Thinking, feeling and Buddhist practice.
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A Handful of Simsapa Leaves: Monday October 31, 2005
How much do we need to know for the liberation of heart and mind?
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The Dull Monk in the Third Row Theory of the Evolution of Buddhist Doctrine: Tuesday October 18, 2005
Are we too pious in our reading of Buddhist texts?
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The Trouble With Ethics: Thursday October 6, 2005
Is the trouble with ethics that there is simply too much of it?
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Good Grief: Thursday September 15, 2005
What place does grief have within Buddhism?
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Disillusionment Dharma (Part I): Sunday September 4, 2005
Reflections on disillusionment and Buddhism.
Settling: Monday August 3, 2009
The books are sorted, the cat is asleep on his beanbag, and I’m back to my meditation cushions.
History as Natural History: Tuesday August 15, 2006
From the social contract to the natural contract.
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The sad loss of the night sky…
Without authority...: Tuesday August 25, 2009
Blogs, mainstream media and the idea of authority.
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Thoughts on the the clamorousness of the traditions of Buddhism.
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Solving and dissolving the problems of life.
Ethics and the Public Understanding of Science: Saturday June 14, 2008
Some thoughts on ethics, public understanding, and scientific research.
Moral Luck: Thursday September 8, 2005
How much of ethics is down to pure luck?
Longing for Certainty: Meditation Book Review: Friday July 29, 2005
Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano’s poetic reflections on meditation.
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Zen, Brains and Making Friends With Your Own Head: 10 Nov, 2008
It’s a complicated business having a brain.
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Stories – they are nothing but a pack of lies.
The Sutras of Abu Ghraib: 30 Oct, 2007
Aidan Delgado on Buddhism, ethics and the war in Iraq.
Baboon: 06 Jun, 2006
Feeling like a grumpy old baboon?
Meditation as Unphenomenology: 07 Feb, 2008
Meditation, cartography and the territory of the mind.