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Interview with Abraham Vélez de Cea About the Buddha’s Outlook Toward Other Religious Traditions
Daniel Millet Gil
21 September 2019
Understanding the Buddha’s attitude toward the religions…
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Practicing Gratitude When the Sh*t Hits the Fan: Plutarch and the Practice of Blending
Seth Shugar
3 April 2019
Counting our blessings when life goes off course
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Tibet House US Celebrates Buddhism and Tibetan Culture at 32nd Annual Benefit Concert
Justin Whitaker
18 February 2019
Guests and performers included Stephen…
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Renaissance or Dead End? The New Debate on Psychedelic Drug Use by North American Buddhists
Justin Whitaker
13 September 2018
Do psychedelics have a place in Buddhist practice?
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Literature as a Way of Living, Part One
Seth Shugar
19 July 2018
The spiritual exercises we can find in literature
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Secular Buddhism in North America
Justin Whitaker
21 July 2017
As Buddhism has grown in popularity in North America, one aspect that has come to increasing prominence is its potential affinity for secularism. Books such
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The Problem with Buddhism
The Nation William Page
9 May 2011
Having sampled religious life across Asia, a Westerner is compelled to seek compromise This provocatively titled book seems intended to ride the coattails of the