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<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>: Mitigating and Managing Local and Global Ecological Crises
A call to action: addressing a fundamental truth
Uploaded 17 Mar 2017
Buddhist Perspectives on Sustainable Economic Development
Buddhism versus the market economy
Uploaded 11 Nov 2016
The Perfection of Giving
On the delight of generosity, practiced with mindfulness and unconditional love
Uploaded 24 Mar 2016
Earth Day and Eco-Dharma: Celebration and Somber Reflection
Earth Day, 22 April, is a day to celebrate the glories of the natural world. For those of us who are aware of the ecological crisis our planet is on the brink of, it may also bring up grief, anger, or
Uploaded 24 Apr 2015
Dealing with Pleasure
There are many statements in Buddhist literature that make pleasure sound like something we should totally avoid. It might take some careful reading to recognize that the threat isn’t pleasure itself,
Uploaded 16 Jan 2015
Ajahn Brahm, Religion, and Science: “We must abandon the superstition of materialism”
“Modern science is… ” I trail off, inviting a response.   “… is dogmatic,” finishes Ajahn Brahm quickly, without an iota of hesitation. “I’ve known that ever since science has denied the existence o
Uploaded 28 Feb 2014
The Bodhisattva Career in Shantideva: Part 1
In this two-part column series, we will visit the philosophical nuances and tensions in the thought of Shantideva, an important Indo-Tibetan philosopher (circa 8th century CE). To understand Shantidev
Uploaded 10 Jun 2013
Two Buddhisms? Try ‘Inherited’ and ‘Acquired’ Buddhists
  “Two Buddhisms?”, the interviewer asked me.   “No”, I said, “there are as many Buddhisms as there are Buddhists”, I said. What I meant, of course, was that one’s PRACTICE of Bud
Uploaded 1 May 2013
Ecological Crisis: A Buddhist Analysis and its Resolution
Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008.   Email:bdsaddhananda@yahoo.com ‘The earliest doctrinal elemen
Uploaded 26 Apr 2013
The fundamental principles of Buddhist psychology and their relevance to Buddhism as a religion
 Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 2, January 2007. 1. Introduction This article presents a summary elucidation of the key principl
Uploaded 17 Apr 2013
The Central Theme of the Mahāsatipațțhāna-sutta (DN)
Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 4, June 2007. IntroductionThe Greater Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness (Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna-sutta.
Uploaded 17 Apr 2013
Earth Green Day and Green Dharma (1)
The 2011 Earth Day festivities were celebrated  globally on April 22, 2011. The Earth Day ought not to be  honoured and observed by the environmentally concerned public  for only a single day on April
Uploaded 16 May 2011
The Purpose of Life according to the Scriptures
Introduction   On the January 15, 2011, I was invited to participate as one of the panel speakers in an Interfaith Forum themed ‘The Purpose of Life according to the Scriptures’ at the Lecture Hall
Uploaded 28 Feb 2011
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