Chapter One
Examination of Conditions.
Plus brief Commentary on the 14 verses in Chapter One.
Dear Readers
There is no assurance you will understand these verses of Nagarjuna nor my commentary. …
Nagarjuna’s Masterpiece of Enquiry: Fundamentals of the Middle Way. Chapter OneRead More »
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Some of us watched British television yesterday the orderly transition from a Conservative Government to a new Conservative Government. The new Prime Minister gave powerful positions to proponents with leanings towards the Far Right. …
Millions of Buddhists and countless others believe or don’t believe in rebirth and future lives.
Such people should consider reading several times this discourse from the Buddha (SM 11 The Book of Causation.20.10). …
To Believe in Rebirth is an extreme view. To not believe in rebirth is an extreme view.Read More »
To Believe in Rebirth is an extreme view. To not believe in rebirth is an extreme view. Read More »
Macbeth, William Shakespeare’s renowned play, explores the suffering inflicted on people owing to brutal, naked ambition, ruthless desire to take power and a willingness to cut anybody down who stands in the way.
The story revolves around Macbeth, a popular general in the Scottish army, who believes three influential deceivers who promised him the kingdom. Following his wife’s scheming, Macbeth murders the King of Scotland and takes the throne. …
Human beings sometimes engage in a deep search for a sense of belonging. The formation of an identity with the ‘other’ fulfils a certain need running deeper than the movements of feelings. We might think of this sense as a gut instinct to connect with a presence of the ‘other’ rather than confinement to our mortal self.
We have devised all sorts of formations of the collective to satisfy this need, this rather primal urge, to feel engaged with a group, network or collective with shared values and priorities.
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