The Existential Buddhist

The other night I watched television journalist Christiane Amanpour interview a woman she called “Sarah.”

A complete grasp of non-duality is beyond limited beings such as ourselves.

This is a brief blog post to inform readers of a new non-sectarian Buddhist organization representing Buddhists from many lineages and traditions and holding a broad spectrum of political views who are united in acting to preserve democractic norms, insti…

Mike Slott’s Mindful Solidarity: A Secular Buddhist Democratic Socialist Dialogue (Tuwhiri, 2024) lays out the arguments in favor of Secular Buddhism, why social engagement is necessarily a part of it, and how a Marxist analysis can complement the Buddhist

The Buddha lived prior to the discoveries of modern physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy.

Last week I had to share my understanding of Book of Serenity Case 39 and defend it in dharma combat as part of a shuso hossen ceremony.

I usually only write on Buddhist topics for this blog, trying my best to avoid political statements of one kind or another.

We want our Buddhist practice to be “authentic” in two different senses of the word: First, we want it to be authentically Buddhist—a genuine part of the current of thought originating with the life and teachings of the historical Buddha and remaining, in…

Winton Higgins is a prominent Australian secular Buddhist, and Revamp: Writings on Secular Buddhism (Tuwhiri, 2021) has been hailed by Stephen Batchelor, as “the most comprehensive account of secular Buddhism currently available.”

Linda Modaro and Nelly Kaufer’s Reflective Meditation: Cultivating Kindness and Curiosity in the Buddha’s Company (2023, Precocity Press) is a lively written conversation between the authors on their understanding of meditation and the meditative path.