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Monday, 24 February 2014
On Youtube, Reading Mythology but Seeing History
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Reading Mythology but Seeing History: the Historical Buddha and the Historical Hercules. Click: http://youtu.be/cEjugRV84e0...
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Sangharakshita and the Scandal that Never Ends.
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In a world where all is impermanent, it takes quite a lot for a scandal to leave a permanent mark on the world. However, Sangharakshita...
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Buddhist Philosophy, Known or Unknown?
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On Youtube: do we know what the Buddha taught, thought or said? Is Buddhist philosophy something we can know (the same way that we know...
Sunday, 16 February 2014
On Youtube, Atheism, Empiricial attitudes, and the Future of Buddhism.
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A discussion of atheism, empiricism, and one religion's claim to be scientific. Click: http://youtu.be/bjTr1hQ9_WY
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
On Youtube, Ancient vs Rational
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My first appearance on Youtube: an unscripted discussion of Buddhist scholars' ideals of rationality and authenticity. Click thr...
Sunday, 2 February 2014
1893, When the French and the British Fought to Rule Southeast Asia
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An amusing article about the bad old days of French and British Colonialism in Southeast Asia: https://medium.com/p/e9844c270f9d I wrot...
My Two Articles on the 12 Links
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My two articles on the 12 links (a.k.a., “Twelve Nidānas”, 十二因缘, etc.) have now been posted to Medium.com, so, I suppose, they're easi...
Saturday, 1 February 2014
The Buddha Was Bald
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I re-formatted and re-posted my old article, "The Buddha was Bald", because it keeps coming up in conversation: https://mediu...
Laos: Endangered Languages, Education, International Aid, 21st Century Communism and Buddhism
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Yeah, this post has a long title, and everything mentioned in it is covered in this relatively brief article that I've posted via Med...
Thursday, 17 October 2013
The Opposite of Buddhism (Article)
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My relatively old article ( "The Opposite of Buddhism" ) ended up posted on another blog as a series of installments (this break...
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