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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The virtues of laziness.
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Out of the dumb came forth… the slightly less dumb.
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