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Dialogue: Combining the Spiritual and Political
Tenzin Tethong is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Tibetan Studies Institute at Stanford, and President and one of the founding members of the Dalai Lama Foundation, as well as Board Chair of...
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No Teaching Without Questioning
The prevalent notion among spiritual teachers is that questioning is a sign of non-understanding. They are there to give answers, not ask questions. But it’s actually just the opposite. Illumined...
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Dispelling Darkness Within, Confronting Evil Without
A conversation with a Buddhist teacher from India turned to the Buddha’s illumination. “The Buddha,” he said, “was attacked by Mara, but the Buddha came to see that the evil was within him.” Is that...
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Sentience, Self-Awareness and Self-Knowing
Self-awareness and sentience are difficult terms. Even scientists can’t agree on the difference between self-awareness and consciousness. So what is the distinction between awareness of self,...
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Kent State, Meditative State and Revolutionary State
Forty-five years ago, while protesting the invasion of Cambodia ten days after President Nixon said he was winding down the war in Vietnam, my generation played at revolution, and got gunned down at...
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Have Religions Become Irreligious?
Are Catholics, or members of any religious group who pick and choose what church teachings and decrees to follow, still Catholic? The question goes to the heart of ethnic and religious identity, which...
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Kim Quang Buddhist Temple
A sunny day in Sacramento, California and I am sweating already. There is a slight breeze but, it is hot like a heater. I am feeling restless and so I grab my camera and I am off to meet the spirits...
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