[Resisting my life-long temptation to explain, explain, words, explain, words, explain, inspired on a recent retreat…..] In the atmosphere[…]
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Reflections and Expansions on Buddhism’s Eight Stages of Mind
Charles T Tart (draft of 11-22-12)(There are many refinements and expansions of this essay I want to make, but knowing[…]
Read moreA Writer’s Novel Way to Train and Practice Compassion
Like many people, a lot of my emotions have tended to be sources of suffering for me, so like many[…]
Read moreBlowing Your Mind Through Cognitive Satiation?
Some colleagues were recently discussing mantras, those special words or phrases whose repetition is supposed to produce spiritual effects of[…]
Read moreMeditation, Mindfulness in Life, and My August 2012 Online Workshop
With my GlideWing online workshop on meditation and mindfulness coming up in a few weeks (www.glidewing.com), I’ve been thinking a[…]
Read moreBatman, Buddhism, and Young Minds Warped by Comic Books
A few weeks ago I had a crazy and far out idea one morning as I was getting dressed, putting[…]
Read moreHelping The Recently Deceased? (And The Living)
For many years I have worked on analyzing and evaluating the evidence that some aspect of us survives bodily death[…]
Read moreClarity, Confusion, Science, Tibetan Buddhism – Being a Scientist, Being a Spiritual Seeker – Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s New Book
Readers of this blog and of my books tell me they like to hear about my personal psychological processes, how[…]
Read moreMe and Buddhism – Stimulation, Not Authority
This is a qualification of future writings about Buddhism that I’ll refer folks too, lest they take me as a[…]
Read moreThought is Bad? Enlightenment Means Not Thinking?
[In this and subsequent postings, I’ll be writing about Buddhism, but such writings of mine always need to be qualified. […]
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