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A Book About Nothing, Just Like Seinfeld (VIDEO)

Joan Konner | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books

Read More: Video, Rumi, Wall Street, Nirvana, Columbia, Seinfeld, Buddhism, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Nothing, Books News
Joan Konner

Nothing exists. Nothing is an essential presence in our lives. Paradoxical? Yes. Illogical and irrational? Yes. Yet to ignore Nothing is to deny our road to renewal.

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The Novice: A Book Review

Peter Clothier | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Book Reviews, Buddhism, The Inner Life, Spirituality, Living News
Peter Clothier

At loose ends and casting about for some kind of meaning to his life, he breaks away from family and home, and describes his discovery and embrace of Buddhism.

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Are You A Spiritual Snob?

Sadie Nardini | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Money, Sex, Insomnia, Meditation, Saving Money, Spirituality, Sadie Nardini, Financial Crisis, Buddhism, Feng Shui, Living News
Sadie Nardini

Many people nowadays seem to have turned into unbelievable yoga snobs: they perceive any roll in the mud of our human nature as less than enlightened. And they get downright mean about it.

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China Executes 2 Tibetans For The Roles In 2008 Riots

AP | By HENRY SANDERSON | Posted 10.27.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Monks, Tibetan Minority, Olympics, Tibet, Xinhua, International Campaign for Tibet, Han Chinese, Executions, Human Rights Watch, Han Majority, Buddhist, Executed, Death Penalty, China Riots, Arson, Buddhism, Migrants, Buddhist Monks, China, Xinjiang, Lhasa, World News

BEIJING -- Two people have been put to death for their roles in deadly protests last year in the Chinese-controlled region of Tibet, the first known e...

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The Form of the Book

Peter Clothier | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Design, Book Reviews, Book Publishing, Buddhism, Books, Living News
Peter Clothier

There is something to be said for a great book. There is even more to say for a nicely made book. And the one I'm currently reading somehow manages to be both.

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UN Touts Afghanistan As Tourist Destination (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Buddhist, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, Afghan War, Buddhism, Afghanistan War, World News

If you, unlike me, have ever considered Afghanistan as a potential tourist destination, check out the video below for some helpful advice for a vacati...

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Christopher Hitchens Is Absurd

Matt Browner Hamlin | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Atheism, Buddhism, Christopher Hitchens, Living News
Matt Browner Hamlin

Only in the western mind does the existence of deity contradict science, and truth be told, not even there. There is nothing in western scientific thought that denies deity.

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A Discussion with a Nobel Laureate: Shirin Ebadi and the Struggle for Democracy in Iran, Part I

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: People Power, Shirin Ebadi, Islam, Nonviolent Conflict, Colorado, Obama, Democracy, Nobel Peace Prize, Nonviolent Struggle, Power, Barack Obama, Peace Studies, Iran, Nonviolence, Islamic Republic of Iran, Human Rights, Muslims, Middle East, Boulder, Buddhism, Naropa, World News
Cynthia Boaz

Ebadi told me that part of her job is to help women interpret Islam "correctly" in order to assert their claim to equal rights. If she is any indication, the Iranian Women's Movement is in extremely capable hands.

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On Sloth and Other Virtues

Amy Hertz | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

Read More: Donald Trump, Sloth, Homer, Slow Movement, The Odyssey, Meditation, Buddhism, Slow, Books News
Amy Hertz

This month, we're celebrating Carl Honore's In Praise of Slowness and throughout The Huffington Post you'll have a chance to see how others are embracing the Slow Movement, of which Carl is the godfather.

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What's Happiness Got To Do With It .. Women, Life and Pleasure? Try the Tantric Approach!

Dr. Elsbeth Meuth | Posted 10.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Feminine / Masculine, Women, Tantra, Pleasure, Tantranova, Dr Elsbeth Meuth, Living, Happiness, Intimacy, Consciousness, Body & Soul, Spiritual Sex, Plum Village, Sensual, Meditation, Sexual, Woman's Wholeness Retreats, Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Living News
Dr. Elsbeth Meuth

Happiness is a state of being! And how did I arrive at that state of being? For me it occurred through two major life experiences that woke me up.

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10 Pithy Observations About Boulder (Part Two)

Bob Wells | Posted 10.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Hiking, Yoga, Aspen, Boulder, Paul Krugman, Real Estate, Bill Mckibben, Hippies, Buddhism, Naropa University, Denver News
Bob Wells

Yoga studios proliferate. My stereotype of Boulder has had to change. Formerly it was a blonde mom driving a Land Rover and on her cell phone. Now: a 20-something carrying a yoga mat.

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Seeking and Finding

Linus Roache | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living

Read More: India, Enlightenment, Buddhism, Evolutionary Enlightenment, Living News
Linus Roache

I found what I was looking for in the contemporary teaching of Evolutionary Enlightenment. I experienced first hand the transcendent nature of who we are as spirit first, beyond time and the mind.

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Pema Chodron: How To Do Tonglen, A Meditation Practice For Difficult Times

Waylon Lewis | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Tonglen, Loneliness, Chogyam Trungpa, Relationships, Sad, Suffering, Buddhist, Spiritual, Meditation, Buddhism, elephantjournal.com, Waylon Lewis, Shambhala, Spirituality, Pema Chodron, Living News
Waylon Lewis

I grew up knowing Pema Chodron (the second most popular Buddhist in America, after that Dalai Lama guy). Or, rather, she knew me (I was just a little kid running around not paying attention to anything).

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Redemption Song: Ted Kennedy Through Allen Ginsberg's Eyes

RJ Eskow | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bodhisattva, Buddhism, Redemption, Allen Ginsberg, Catholicism, Ted Kennedy, Death, Politics News
RJ Eskow

Ted Kennedy was a Catholic, not a Buddhist, but his life reads like a Bodhisattvic exercise.

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Summer Vacation? 'Nothing' Doing

Michael Sigman | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Bob Dylan, Robert Wright, Buddhism, Jdate, Meditation, Nirvana, Yoga, Vipassana, Yogi, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Living News
Michael Sigman

Having just attended a silent Vipassana meditation retreat at Spirit Rock in woodsy Woodacre, I can report that sitting still and doing nothing was, in fact, the primary activity on my summer vacation.

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Cutting Through the Narcissistic Ego: Step One is Awareness

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Zen, Mingyur-Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhism, 12 Steps, Genpo Roshi, Narcissism, Addiction, Meditation, The-12-Step-Buddhist, Buddhism, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Celebrities, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Addiction and Recovery, Alcoholism, Alcoholic, Darren Littlejohn, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Darren Littlejohn

We basically ask to speak to a certain voice and the participant puts on that hat. Some voices used typically have been The Controller, The Skeptic, The Protector, The Victim.

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Robert Thurman: The Sacred Cows in the Health Care Debate

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Preventative Healthcare, Prevention, Health, Food, Food Safety, Integrative Medicine, Robert Thurman, Health Reform, Tenzin Bob Thurman, Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhism, Professor Robert Thurman, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

Studies show that over half of all Americans are interested in promoting wellness and preventing disease. But some people are terrified that the food ...

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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's Utterly Disappointing Worldview

Ethan Nichtern | Posted 09.15.2009 | Green

Read More: John Mackey Op-Ed, John Mackey, Whole Foods Ceo John Mackey, Buddhism, Whole Foods, Whole Foods CEO, Wall Street Journal, Interdependence, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Healthcare, Green News
Ethan Nichtern

The world view on display in Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's op-ed is one of selfish individualism, mistrust for the very notion representative government, and continued support for a profit system on anabolic steroids.

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Secrets to Lasting Intimacy: Ancient Tantric Wisdom Transforms Modern Love

Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Taoism, India, Religion, Hinduism, North American Quodoshka, Tantric Sex, Sex, TantraNova Institute, Tantra, Buddhism, Spiritual Sex, Sacred Sex, Living News
Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver

Tantra hold secrets to creating fulfilling love and intimacy that are not known to the Western world. You might wonder "What is it and how does it work?" Here is a taste of what it's all about

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The 12 Steps: A Necessary But Not Sufficient Cause For Recovery

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Meditation, Recovery, Buddhism, 12 Steps, Drug Addiction, The 12 Step Buddhist, Alcoholism, Addiction & Recovery, 12 Step Buddhist, Darren Littlejohn, Living News
Darren Littlejohn

Thank you to all of the readers out there, especially those who contributed to the lively discussion about the efficacy of the 12 Steps. I'll continue...

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A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years

Anuradha K. Herath | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Social Movements, A.T. Ariyaratne, Gandhi, Civil Society, Buddhism, Peace, Sri Lanka, Sarvodaya, World News
Anuradha K. Herath

The meek 77-year-old Ariyaratne, often called the "Gandhi of Sri Lanka," has become popular for his massive meditation sessions in which hundreds of thousands of people converge to pray for peace.

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Hold That Email!

Michael Sigman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Email, Ron Artest, Sports Illustrated, Therapy, Lakers, Pema Chodron, Buddhism, Anger, Kobe Bryant, Outrage, Email Etiquette, Indignation, Living News
Michael Sigman

We have a transformative opportunity in moments when our rage impels us to lash out in retaliation.

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Emily Dickinson and the Buddha vs. the WWF

Dean Sluyter | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Advertisements for Myself, Zen, Poetry, Franny and Zooey, Meditation, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Anatta, Nirvana, Donald Rumsfeld, World Wrestling Federation, Self-Inquiry, New York Review of Books, Gospel of Thomas, Norman Mailer, Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Advaita, J.D. Salinger, Wwf, Mohandas Gandhi, Jesus Christ, Eastern Wisdom, Emily Dickinson, Buddhism, Transcendentalists, Amherst, Dzogchen, Living News
Dean Sluyter

When the dream of self dissolves, we awake and see that the true church is wherever we are.

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Buddhist Rap: The 'Sickest Buddhist' Music Video Captures Spiritual Narcissism At Its Best (VIDEO)

YouTube | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Buddhism, Spiritual Narcissism, Buddhist, Spirituality, Spiritual, Buddhist Rap, Living News

While Buddhism is usually associated with peace and tranquility--not all of us remain humble on the spiritual path. This video highlights what can hap...

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How Faith Develops

Alan Lurie | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Buddhism, Faith, Biochemical, Living News
Alan Lurie

We are all products of our experiences, inclinations, culture, sex, and choices. Our faith orientation shows up when we respond to the people, events, and objects in our lives.

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