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A group of nuns from various religions sitting at a table, talking.
Interfaith Dialogue

“Nuns in the West I:” Interviews

Buddhist and Catholic monastics open discussion on various views.

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Image from Ascent Magazine – of Brother Wayne Teasdale, Venerable Chodron and Swami Radhananda.
Interfaith Dialogue

Determined to be free

A Buddhist nun, a sanyasi columnist and an urban mystic have an inspiring talk about…

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A group of nuns from the 2003 Nuns in the West program.
Interfaith Dialogue

Report on “Nuns in the West I”

Dialogue of spiritual themes with Catholic sisters and Buddhist nuns.

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Buddhist monastics of different traditions sitting in a discussion group.
Interfaith Dialogue

Interfaith philosophies

Clarifying the various Buddhist views on what the present and future lives mean.

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Group of monastics from various religions standing under a tree.
Interfaith Dialogue

The second Gethsemani Encounter

Thoughts on different theological views of religious institutions.

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Three people dragging dead wood out of the forest
Ethics in the Modern World

Practical ethics

Buddhist views on various forms of killing, ethical behavior in sexual relationships, and on changing…

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Many emotional words - depressed, sorrow, hurting, upset, hurting, miserable, grieving, affliction etc. in black background.
Science and Buddhism

The Mind and Life VIII conference: Destructive emotions

A perennial human predicament: the nature and destructive potential of “negative” emotions.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu giving a speech.
Interfaith Dialogue

Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Seattle

Reflections on the continued peace effort following the end of apartheid.

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A menorah with lit candles against a dark background.
Interfaith Dialogue

Reflections of a Jewish Buddhist

International journalist Peter Aronson compares teachings and traditions in Judaism, the religion of his upbringing,…

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Stained glass in an Anglican church.
Interfaith Dialogue

Love unbounded

Delight in contemplating life within a religious community.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Interfaith Dialogue

The value of a disciplined way of life

Buddha's monastic precepts and their similarities to the Christian practice.

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A man covering himself with blanket and sleeping in a seascape and different colors of air balloons in the sky.
Science and Buddhism

The Mind and Life IV conference: Sleeping, dreaming,...

Why are we dreaming? When does death occur? It is possible to transform sleep time…

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