TWO TALKS IN KOBLENZ, GERMANY TODAY!!
I’m doing two (2) talks in Koblenz, Germany today! Be there! Next stop Frankfurt and then Berlin. Full schedule is at http://hardcorezen.info/events Nov. 7 University of Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany Nob. 7 Koblenz City, Germany Nov. 9 Dogen Zendo Frankfurt , Germany Nov. 10 Balance Yoga Frankfurt, Germany Nov. 14 Dharma Buchladen Berlin, Germany Nov. 17- […]
International Lay Buddhists Forum Pt. 2 — The Good Stuff
I usually don’t post two days in a row, especially about the same topic. But I started thinking about what I wrote yesterday and worrying that it might have sounded like I’ve had a really terrible time here in Spain, or that I hated the Int’l Lay Buddhists Forum. In fact, though, this has been […]
International Lay Buddhists Forum
The International Lay Buddhists Forum is over. The forum has been interesting and weird. This was my first experience of an academic conference of any kind, especially one dedicated to Buddhism. Everyone who attended is some kind of Buddhist scholar — except me. During the conference we watched hours and hours and then more hours […]
Thought and Attention (and Oxfords!)
First: If you are from Oxford, England and you were writing to me about doing a talk or event there, please write me again because I have lost all of the emails relating to this. Thanks! *** Secondly, if you’re in the country of Europe and want to see me talk to you please come […]
Why I Am Still a Buddhist
Sometimes I hate being a Buddhist. Years ago I wrote a blog piece called “Buddhism Sucks.” It was the only piece I ever wrote that my teacher, Nishijima Roshi, specifically commented on. He said that I should never “blame Buddhism.” I’ve often wondered about his use of the English word “blame.” He didn’t exactly mean […]
