Brief note mentioning just what the title says: why the podcast has been offline / not working and upcoming offline retreat time. Also, a couple episodes of the podcast are scheduled to auto-publish while I’m away/offline. Update Nov 9: Just in time, looks like I’m able to upload again to archive.org
Tag Archives: Buddhism
Who Gets Wise With Practical Meditation? In Conversation With Niels Lyngsø
These are likely the first AI assisted show notes done on this site for a podcast with Danish meditation teacher/coach, author, and translator Niels Lyngsø recorded Sept 25, 2024: Topics Discussed: Key Takeaways: Quotes: Closing Thoughts: Niels encourages listeners to take a pragmatic approach to meditation and Buddhist teachings. Whether it’s 10 minutes a dayContinue reading “Who Gets Wise With Practical Meditation? In Conversation With Niels Lyngsø”
Extraordinary Investigations Into (Earlier) Buddhist Accounts
I’ll just get right to it. How about establishing a lay order and/or research group loosely drawing on inspiration from Venerables Moggallāna and Anuruddhā to investigate Buddhadhamma in more unconventional ways perhaps balanced out with more accepted means like double-blind testing? Then, if it makes sense to — especially if it would not interfere withContinue reading “Extraordinary Investigations Into (Earlier) Buddhist Accounts”
Lankavatara Sutra: Notes And Questions
Shortcut to this blog post: https://tinyurl.com/redpinelanka If remembering correctly the only text the legendary Bodhidharma took with him to the East was the Lankavatara Sutra. That in itself ought be enough to read it. So after urging of a Dharma friend; the perception were it seems Chan has moved away from [amazon affiliate program link]:Continue reading “Lankavatara Sutra: Notes And Questions”
How To Investigate Relics?
By relics I mean the physical anomalies left behind after cremation. Likely among various other places such objects can be found today on the altars and shrines of various Buddhist monasteries and temples as I have seen close up for myself. I don’t advocate associating these objects with any kind of worship or superstition norContinue reading “How To Investigate Relics?”
Language: Meaning, Interpretation And Impartiality | May 25, 2023 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #09
In this ninth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we explore language and the variability in interpretation especially in the light of how we use English terms for ideas and may not actually understand them Wendy writes: I was thinking about the historyContinue reading “Language: Meaning, Interpretation And Impartiality | May 25, 2023 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #09”
New Inner Domain Races and New Intervention Protocol With Randi Green
I sit down with Randi Green of the Systemic Energetic Awareness (SEA) Forum and Higher Awareness Lifestyle (HAL) Academy to converse about her new video “New Inner Domain Races and New Intervention Protocol” from the 2023 Higher Order Systemic Energetic New Reality (HOSE NR) Challenges Updates. Also mentioned and discussed: Or listen via Insight TimerContinue reading “New Inner Domain Races and New Intervention Protocol With Randi Green”
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Questions
[12/10/2022 UPDATE: This post was originally published 1/23/2022. I recently discovered that at that time I did not include the audio file here for the podcast so I had to change the blog post publishing date in order for WordPress to push this out as a new podcast.] Five short excerpts of some questions IContinue reading “Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Questions”
You Teach Me
This June 23 Insight Timer live event was described thus: A (brief) experiment where (you) the audience teach me anything you’d like. It could be from the spiritual journey, inner work, everyday life, work, play, groups, family, friends, enemies, frenemies, relationships, etc. I may fill in gaps with how to approach teachers and others forContinue reading “You Teach Me”
Another Buddhist forum post shutdown: (Buddhist) origin of tobacco and its relation to Native American use(?)
Another closed forum post, this time closed with an extremely brief reason given of it not being specific enough. Full question/post titled “Buddhist origin of tobacco and its relation to Native American use“: Can anything wholesome, helpful, wise and skillful be mentioned about the (Chinese and/or nearby regions) origin(s) of tobacco and how it mayContinue reading “Another Buddhist forum post shutdown: (Buddhist) origin of tobacco and its relation to Native American use(?)”
Integrating Presence 