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Meat. On the Buddha’s Menu?
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On January 1st of this year, I became a vegetarian. I didn’t want to abstain from meat (roasted chicken and New York Strip were my favorite), but Project Conversion began with Hinduism and therefore I had to surrender my desire for warm, moist, seasoned flesh. Now, to say that every Hindu is a vegetarian is…
He Wants Meditation, She Wants Sex
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Sounds like a title from the “Self Help” section, doesn’t it? Hmm, maybe it should be… Many times here on Project Conversion, the social issues that affect the faith hit close to home. Remember when I did this: I decided to shave my head to at least partially experience what it’s like to be a…
Buddhism: The Day Humanity Went Solo
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Stephen Hawking, one of the most influential scientists of all time, recently had this to say about heaven. I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark. Below…
Dharma Music with Ravenna Michalsen
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I know, I know, “Culture and Arts Week” was last week, but this is Buddhism and we don’t get attached to forms and rituals nowadays, do we? Dharma-skippy we don’t. And, once you meet today’s artist, you’ll be glad we threw tradition to the wind. Meet the lovely and talented Ms. Ravenna Michalsen. Andrew: So…
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