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Confabulation of Life
Dec 20, 2016 11:22AM WST
Living life as a practicing hypnotherapist allows a unique view into the human condition. The world of the subconscious and conditioning becomes very visible and the way that it impacts our lives as human beings is very ... Read More
Unctuousness and the American Election
Nov 17, 2016 09:13AM WST
I would like to give a Buddhist perspective on the disbelief at large following the results of the American election. Even though it may not be obvious, we have once again received a reminder that, natural influences control ... Read More
When is a body dead?
Nov 8, 2016 16:14PM WST
This is an interesting and controversial topic. There are certainly stories in early medicine of premature burials where scratch marks were found inside coffins and even today people waking up in the morgue after being ... Read More
Is Enlightenment Conscious Suicide?
Oct 18, 2016 10:55AM WST
This is a question that was posed to me by a friend when we were discussing some of the vocabulary around Buddhist Enlightenment; with words like Cessation and Extinguishment. It is a good question that plays into the ... Read More
Is Buddhism a Religion?
Sep 28, 2016 11:10AM WST
This question comes up a lot, and many people think Buddhism is not a true religion because it does not have a “Godhead”, at least in the conventional way that one may think of a religion. I wish to make the case ... Read More
Belief Faith & Knowing
Sep 26, 2016 10:37AM WST
In this essay I would like to examine the ways that we use our senses to apprehend the world and then look at the ways that we make an interpretation of what we are experiencing.BeliefThe most common and probably the most ... Read More
CHANGING ECONOMICS FOR GOOD
Jul 7, 2016 13:42PM WST
From the perspective of Buddhism, and its emphasis on finding balance in life through meditation and mindfulness, it is easy to see that our mental existence is a very important part of our being. Buddhist knowledge ... Read More
Where is Enlightenment Today?
May 22, 2016 16:08PM WST
Back in the time of the Buddha, some 2600 years ago, in the foothills of the Himalaya’s, enlightened men and women seemed to be everywhere. The Buddhist Sutta’s talk about thousands of enlightened monks, teaching ... Read More
Scholars and their thoughts on life
May 3, 2016 10:41AM WST
Following on from my last blog, (The Human Condition) where I attempt to write from my personal insight and view into reality and truth, (helped with the Buddha’s insight and teachings), I would like to share the ... Read More
The Human Condition
Mar 9, 2016 11:04AM WST
(As seen through Buddhist eyes)Definition of life.Life is the experience of both consciously holding on to and conditioning oneself in relation to the world, or being subconsciously held, while being conditioned in ... Read More
Concerns and Questions about Past Life Regression
Feb 17, 2016 10:41AM WST
Website Enquiry Name: Steve Email: providedComments/Enquiry --- Concerns and Questions about past life regressionHi Dennis,I found you through your very impressive Buddhist ... Read More
Consciousness & Being Right.
Jan 26, 2016 14:26PM WST
A recent news item from the Daily Mail site about a Kangaroo showing emotion by cradling and trying to lift his female partner, who had just died, and the events that followed has prompted this Blog. Evan Switzer, a man from ... Read More
The Middle Way
Jan 8, 2016 11:29AM WST
In this blog I hope to point to and illustrate the idea of the “Middle Way” of religion as spoken about by The Buddha some 2600 years ago. It is essentially the resolution of the argument that embroils humanity ... Read More
Atheism and Religious Experience.
Jan 6, 2016 14:12PM WST
This is a synopsis of an experiment by Derren Brown which I would like to connect to the next blog that looks at Atheism as an extreme or opposite to Unctuousness spoken about in the previous blog. The next blog will be ... Read More
Unctousness & Dukka (Suffering) in Buddhism
Nov 10, 2015 09:32AM WST
Unctuous is a word I learnt on an Ayurveda retreat in India. It came up in a context of describing the so called “Kapha nature” in Ayurveda. We all have it in some measure. There are three qualities or ... Read More
