Grappling with the Angel/Devil of “Non-Duality” [An expanded version of this essay will be published in 2015 in the journal[…]
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Buddhism: Chances of Flourishing in the West?
A few years ago, I and a few other Western scientists had an opportunity at informal meetings with a number[…]
Read moreMy Dedication Prayer
There is a prayer that I’ve learned in similar forms from several Tibetan Buddhist teachers. It is normally used[…]
Read moreIs Meditative Observation Fast Enough?
Is Meditative Observation Fast Enough? Charles T. Tart Initial Draft: May 11, 2015 One of my tasks as a transpersonal[…]
Read moreSamsara Sucks… But Attention/Intention Can Unstick It
March 18, 2015. This needs more expansion, refinement, editing, but since I’m going off on a meditation retreat in a[…]
Read moreMeditation: Shifting The Focus Of Vipassana From Content To Process
John Forrest Bamberger – Psychedelic Sunset 2 As mentioned in a variety of places,[…]
Read moreGrandma, What Is A Soul?
People send me a lot of books and articles they would like me to read. I choose to believe they[…]
Read moreBuddhism and Science: Knowledge Acquisition, Refinement, and Application (KARAS)
Buddhism and Science: Knowledge Acquisition, Refinement, and Application (KARAS) A few days after posting this, it occurred to me that[…]
Read moreSome Reflections On The “Self”
Every once in a while I make some observations or have some ideas about what all this business of being[…]
Read moreCreativity? Artist with Words? Where Do Those Ideas Come From?
I carry on a rich correspondence with an older cousin, Chaz Walters, who’s an accomplished painter as well as a[…]
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