Notes in Samsara

I'm not part of the whole yoga culture thing, but there you are . So much about that I don't' understand. I mean, martial a...

I was recently asked by a Christian person whether or not there was a similarity between asking for indulgences that the Catholic Church o...

On my recent trip to China I stopped off in Wenzhou.  I had a chance to visit 護国寺.  Evidently there used to be a 護国寺 in Beijing, but it wa...

It really is a shame we don't get enough foreign movies in the US.  On my recent trip over to Asia, I did get a chance to see - in the...

It is true if you have decent enough hearing and you practice this practice long enough, you can hear the ash falling from a joss stick if...

I like Justin Whitaker's on-line writing.  He and I would probably get on quite well in person.  However,  one of my comments didn...

Herb Eko Deer also wrote something recently about "fee for service Dharma, " although frankly I'm a bit puzzled by it. ...

Despite what some denialists say,  even in the corporate world, there's a lot of effort made to get the science right, because the com...

I'd posted some kind of response to what Dosho wrote here  (see comment below) in response to my comment about Dosho answering my ques...

I've seen the magazine at two of my local upscale groceries.  Used to be you'd see Weekly World News or the National Enquirer or s...

From Thailand comes this story : Thailand has seized nearly $800,000 worth of assets, including a Porsche and a Mercedes-Benz, from ...

James Ford has offered some what I think is valuable perspective on my recent posts on "fee-for-service Buddhism"  here . In par...