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Memento

Mind nature is only ever known by itself. Not a thing, not an experience, not an otherness. Secret, silent, sacred.

By |2021-05-23T15:23:31+00:00November 29th, 2018|0 Comments

Meanings of Post-Traditional

A good friend asked today, "What do you mean by post-traditional?" So, as I started answering it became clear that for me this term has three distinct layers. A little background first, though.

By |2020-02-03T20:44:50+00:00June 16th, 2017|1 Comment

Some thoughts on Buddhisms and Dharma

Dharma is timeless, always just so. Its characteristics non-contingent. Its functions not limited to a particular time, place, situation, or culture. Dharma needs no reinventing. If anything, it invites a re/discovery which can only happen by and through awakening. Therefore, Dharma is also a practice, as well as a path.

By |2020-02-03T20:45:27+00:00October 24th, 2016|0 Comments

Study and Translation

Most of the last 12 months I've been reviewing the foundational texts of Shingon Buddhism, using available English translations for reference, adding some to my limited knowledge of Sanskrit and Chinese, and producing a Croatian translation of major works by Kobo Daishi Kukai,,,

By |2020-02-03T20:46:24+00:00February 23rd, 2016|1 Comment

Notes to Imaging Buddha

We live among fragmented images, perhaps even as fragmented selves, thus the art of imagination often stands neglected. I want to look at – 1 – how creative imagination is important, 2 – how tradition provides good examples, and 3 – how we don't know what to do with what's available.

By |2021-05-23T15:25:02+00:00August 15th, 2015|0 Comments

Keeping Our Eyes Open

History of Buddhist spirituality lends itself to two very different perspectives. On one hand, it is a history of transmission and continuation, featuring institution building and cultural naturalization. For the most part, this is the story of schools and sects, politics and economy, controlled discourse and imperial sponsorship. On the other hand, it's also a history of inspiration and innovation, brimming with creativity, breakthroughs, and original thinking.

By |2020-02-03T20:47:54+00:00June 30th, 2012|1 Comment

Interview with John Peacock

I've recently talked to John Peacock, scholar and Associate Director of The Oxford Mindfulness Centre. His studies of the earliest Buddhist writings have revealed to him a very human Buddha and a very different Buddhism than we know today.

By |2020-02-03T20:48:41+00:00June 4th, 2012|0 Comments

Reinventing Buddhist Tantra

David Chapman has opened a new series of articles entitled "Reinventing Buddhist Tantra." If you're not familiar with David's work so far, especially the series on Consensus Buddhism, please look at the "Consensus: Outline" - for the whole Consensus series, look here. The new series on Buddhist tantra is exciting in that it jumpstarts a curious discussion on possibilities for a 21st century tantric Western Buddhism.

By |2020-02-03T20:50:08+00:00April 29th, 2012|11 Comments
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