Part 2 of 2
I asked Asaf Federman of Israel, a Pali scholar and long-standing friend, to translate the eight worldly conditions since a single Pali word can communicate more than a single meaning in English. I have expanded a little on his response. The eight conditions are: …
Eight Worldly Conditions. Part. ii. Meaning of Pali words (language of the Buddha).Read More »
We often live in the spell of cause and effect as if the cause had an independent existence not related to anything else.
Let us explore our typical ways of viewing in cause-and-effect terms to reveal the limits of any view. Dogma consists of grasping onto a view, making it a fixation in the mind, without realising the limits of the view. …
Ten Questions on Causation for Reflection and Meditation to support Wise ActionRead More »
The Buddha expressed a profound concern on our holding to personal views about the causes of suffering. If we do, we can blame ourselves, blame others, both ourselves and others or believe in circumstances we cannot prove.
I would advise every person looking into suffering to read and re-read the following words of the Buddha until deeply understood. In the bamboo grove in the Squirrel Sanctuary, Raghir in Bihar, India, the Buddha had an inquiry with an austere yogi from another sect: …
The Greek Gods and God have sunk into the black hole
‘A Recurring Struggle for Existence’
The Dark Shadow of Social Darwinism
The Rise of Genetics and Neuroscience
Bad Science
The Brain Cannot See Itself just as our Eye cannot see itself
Are Certain Geneticists on the Downward Slope to making GM babies? …
Genetics, Neuroscience, Social Darwinism and the LimitsRead More »
