Posts Tagged buddhism

Alan Watts: How To Change The World

October 13, 2010 by Ian MacKenzie
Illustration: Randal Roberts Currently reading “The Book” by Alan Watts – a stunning essay on “the taboo against knowing who you are.” In particular, he offers a devastating critique for any looking to “change the world”: “The startling truth is that our best efforts for civil rights, international peace, population control, conservation of natural resources, [...]

The Necessity Of Facing Pain

August 8, 2009 by Ian MacKenzie
Photo: azarius Norman Fischer, a Zen teacher recently returned from a meditation retreat, offers his views on why it’s important to tackle life’s problems head on. If you live long enough you will discover the great secret we all hate to admit: life is inherently tough. Difficult things happen. You lose your job or your [...]

Lama Boy: Who Knew Buddhists Can Gangsta Rap?

August 4, 2009 by Ian MacKenzie
For those people think Buddhists take themselves too seriously:

The Need For Existential Understanding

July 23, 2009 by Ian MacKenzie
Photo: questfortheheartstone “You are all here tonight, because you are here,” began Adyashanti, a spiritual teacher speaking in St. Andrew’s church in downtown Vancouver last Tuesday. “Why did you come? It doesn’t matter. What matters is you are here.” Adyashanti sat behind a microphone, with close to two hundred faces watching him from the pews. [...]

Yes, Meditation Should Be Taught In Public School

November 23, 2008 by Ian MacKenzie
Photo by Mre770 A recent article in the local paper “Breathing or Buddhism, parents ask” highlights a few parents who are upset their children are being taught “religion” in school. “We’re concerned that mindful education is a Buddhist practice masquerading as science at the school,” Rebecca Kavanagh said yesterday. She and her husband believe the [...]