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Buddhism in Western Culture
By
Paul Griffin
Last week, I wrote about Wallace Stevens’s poem “The Snow Man”, arguing that Stevens was writing about shunyata. My real and abiding fascination with this kind of investigation is looking at representation of the Buddhist view—emptiness, interconnectedness, mindfulness, etc.—as they appear in Western culture. The idea is to recognize how Buddhist ways of thinking and…
Pema Chodron Gets Props on the Front Page of NYTimes.com
By
Ethan Nichtern
Read Judith Warner’s Article Here Not sure how I feel about it…
Hardcore Dharma is mad as hell and yet resigns itself to taking it more.
By
Julia May Jonas
Lately I’ve been feeling kind of crazy mad. I’m mad at my roommate, at my parents, at everyone in a five foot radius of me at my job. I’m semi-annoyed at this friend (how come you never write on MY facebook wall?) I’m irritated at my wardrobe. I’m mad at the fact that today I…
An Indian in Dachau
By
Jerry Kolber
No, it’s not a new Elie Wiesel book. This is what happens when one particular Indian woman goes to modern day Dachau.
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