Indra's Net and the Internet: Arising to the Interconnectedness of Life
Buddha means the "awakened one." Awakened to what?
The definition of Enlightenment in Buddhism is awakening to the interconnectedness of life. This is illustrated through the story of Indra's Net from the Avatamsaka Sutra.
A long...
Posted February 17, 2011 | 02/17/11 10:10 PM ET
Doing service for others as a spiritual practice is a way to be in the world without separation. In the Buddhist tradition, we call this recognizing that everything is an expression of emptiness. The Heart Sutra says:
Form is no other than emptiness, Emptiness no other than form; Form...
Posted July 15, 2010 | 07/15/10 04:55 PM ET
My vow to feed as many hungers as possible includes the physical suffering of food insecurity. According to Jeff Bridges' End Hunger Network, 16.7 million American children -- nearly one in four -- live in households that do not have access to enough nutritious food to lead healthy,...
Posted July 13, 2010 | 07/13/10 03:59 PM ET
The Obon ceremony is a time to remember. While I studied with Maezumi Roshi, my Japanese Zen teacher, Obon was a time to remember ancestors. We banged on pots and pans to invite in all of the hungry ghosts, the spirits of the deceased who didn't reach Nirvana...
39 Comments | Posted December 12, 2011 | 12/12/11 01:50 PM ET