Evan Thompson, Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. I started this book by Evan Thompson hoping to find a critique of trends in Buddhism, as it is currently practiced in the West, by a person...
Don Asper. The following is a review of Evan Thompson’s book “Why I Am Not a Buddhist” by Don Asper, a long-time disciple of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Don is a gifted musician and retired IT person who often brings...
Evan Thompson, Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. This article is from a conversation between Sam Littlefair with scholar Evan Thompson about his new book “Why I am not a Buddhist” and why...
At our Lemonade Sangha Open Mike last Saturday morning we discussed the Four Opponent Forces in seeking purification. We do this instead of seeking forgiveness from an external source. There was a spirited discussion as...
Clock. At a recent Open Mike Session one of the participant shared an interesting article on TIME and some scientific reasons why it seems to pass so much faster as you grow older. Remember how long it was waiting for...
Covid-19 Virus. My feelings exactly. Just received my first COVID shot and scheduled my second at Kaiser. Their set up is impressive. One of my doctors was there with my records to make sure my postponed preventive...
“Everlasting Wondrous Appeal,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Aphantasia is the inability to visualize mental images or not being able to picture something in your mind. Since our tantric practice...
Albert Einstein. This excellent article by Brian Gallagher posted in “Nautilus” offers more insight into the thinking of Albert Einstein on religion I posted earlier. “Not long ago, I heard an echo of...
Dr. Tiller, a professor emeritus of materials science and engineering at Stanford University, tells us that “the term Psychoenergetics[1] was coined by the Russians in the Soviet era or 1950-1970. This was done...
Albert Einstein. I have always heard certain quotes attributed to Albert Einstein concerning what he believed about Buddhism including one that implied that if he were a religious man he would be a Buddhist. There does...