21st Century Buddhists
Engaging with modern education and science while remaining rooted in the Buddha's teachings.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The meeting of Sri Lankan and Tibetan monks
Theravada and Mahayana leaders exchanging ideas in Dharamsala, 1990.
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Are Buddhists ambitious?
Ambition and the Buddhist path. Distinguishing between postive and negative ambition.
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The origin of “The Jew in the Lotus”
Reflections on the historic 1990 meeting between American and Israeli Jewish leaders and His Holiness…
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Buddhism in modern society
The teaching principles of the Buddha can be applied to many things in our modern…
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Rodger Kamenetz What I learned about Judaism from the Dalai Lama
Thoughts on Judaism and Buddhism and meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama from the…
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Taking intoxicants
Getting our ethical conduct together as a foundation to progress along the path to find…
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Compassion and ethics in the public discourse
Leading with compassion and ethical conduct can influence our society in a powerful way.
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Cycles of optimism
Questions regarding the challenges and opportunities of Buddhism in the 21st century.
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Jacquetta Gomes Buddhism and Judaism
What are JuBu's and what have they done? A description of the accomplishments and writings…
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Lesli Weber - Oct 2, 2009
Lesli Weber Brain training: The effects of meditation on the brain
Feel measurably happier, improve self-awareness and concentration through meditative training.
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Sister Leslie Lund, OCDH, Carmelite Sisters of Mary
- Jul 4, 2008
Christ the divine physician sadhana
A Carmelite hermit nun shares her perspective on incorporating a Buddhist practice.
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Ethics in daily life
A look at ethical conditioning and the factors in our lives that lead to our…
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