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New Book: The Zen Predator of the Upper East Side by Mark Oppenheimer

Kindle e-Book from from Atlantic Books - on the Edo Shimano scandal

Jcbaran

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9/16/2014, 1:31 pm
Jcbaran

Karma Crash: Sex and the fall of an all-American Yogi - from New York Mag

another cautionary tale - another mirror

Jcbaran

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9/8/2014, 11:11 pm
Jcbaran

Brilliant Essay - from last year - on Sasaki, gurus, koans, Leonard Cohen, etc.

by Matthew Remski

Jcbaran

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8/30/2014, 9:07 am
Jcbaran

from Atlantic Magazine - Congressman Moonbeam

Can Representative Tim Ryan teach Washington to meditate?

Jcbaran

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8/19/2014, 2:38 pm
Jcbaran

Do You Have a License For That Dharma?

Isan

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8/11/2014, 11:49 am
Isan

Meditation for Strivers - from the New Yorker

Jcbaran

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7/16/2014, 10:56 pm
Jcbaran

Philomena - New Film - and how religion becomes mean

Jcbaran

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7/15/2014, 8:43 am
Isan

Comfort-Food Buddhism: about Thich Nhat Hanh - harsh criticsm

Jcbaran

1047

7/8/2014, 3:59 am
Stan Giko

Zen as a Cult of Death in the Wartime Writings of D. T. Suzuki

Brian Victoria - from The Asia-Pacific Journal - Aug 5, 2013

Jcbaran

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7/7/2014, 11:09 am
Jcbaran

Dark Knight of the Souls - about Willougby Britton's work - from the Atlantic

Jcbaran

715

7/7/2014, 10:55 am
Jcbaran

Mindfulness in Schools

Guardian blog on mindfulness in schools

tufsoft

556

7/6/2014, 12:22 pm
chisanmichaelhughes

CBS News Documentary - "Modern Masters of Religion" - 30 Minutes

Jcbaran

340

7/1/2014, 10:48 am
Jcbaran

David Loy: Towards a New Buddhist Story - from HuffPost

Jcbaran

369

6/30/2014, 12:00 pm
Jcbaran

NYT: For Women Who Saw Combat, a Place to Find Inner Peace

Jcbaran

430

6/30/2014, 9:15 am
Jcbaran

Mindfulness - with Oregon Prison Workers - from the Oregonian

Jcbaran

438

6/23/2014, 8:11 am
Jcbaran

S. N. Goenka died yesterday - "The Man who Taught the World to Meditate"

by Jay Michaelson - from the HuffingtonPost

Jcbaran

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6/16/2014, 11:39 pm
Jcbaran

New York Times: The People vs. the Monks by Min Zin

Commenting on the current situation in Myanmar

Jcbaran

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6/16/2014, 7:33 pm
Guest

Lost in Time in England's Northeast - Travel piece from NYT

about Durham, Northumberland, etc..... the area near Throssel

Jcbaran

406

6/16/2014, 10:31 am
Jcbaran

Restoring Zen's female Lineage by Mary Fowles - from Tricycle

Jcbaran

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6/16/2014, 10:22 am
Jcbaran

Mindfulness or Mindlessness - YouTube Lecture by Robert H. Sharf

Jcbaran

421

6/15/2014, 6:52 pm
Jcbaran

The Faithful Buddhist by Tom Pepper - Kindle book

Jcbaran

401

6/15/2014, 5:55 pm
Jcbaran

Psychotic Buddha

Buddhist Paths Through Psychosis

vetaculoo

497

6/15/2014, 9:28 am
H Sophia

Who is a Zen Teacher? from James Ford

James always has some good insights..... sharing does not mean total agreement, why should it?

Jcbaran

436

6/13/2014, 7:43 am
Jcbaran

James Ford - podcast - walking us through a history of Zen in America

Jcbaran

371

6/10/2014, 1:43 pm
Jcbaran

Workplace Bullying - a lens to understand

Jcbaran

635

6/10/2014, 1:40 am
chisanmichaelhughes

Ramtha Riled - a report from the Southern Poverty Law Center

Another authoritarian personality cult - another mirror

Jcbaran

345

6/9/2014, 12:07 am
Jcbaran

10 Spiritually Transmitted Diseases - Excerpts - Mariana Caplan

from HuffingtonPost.com

Jcbaran

596

6/6/2014, 12:27 am
chisanmichaelhughes

Two current books on myth making, manufacturing history,

another mirror.... and related to the Chinese tradition of making it all up

Jcbaran

540

6/5/2014, 7:46 am
tufsoft

he Birth of Insight: Meditation, Modern Buddhism, and the Burmese Monk Ledi Sayadaw

New Book and Podcast Interview with the author - stream free on the web

Jcbaran

672

6/4/2014, 10:14 pm
Jcbaran

from Dharma Rain - temple closing ceremony

Jcbaran

650

6/3/2014, 11:20 pm
Jcbaran

TED Talk - Dare to Disagree - love this - good insights about organizations

Jcbaran

576

6/2/2014, 11:04 pm
Jcbaran

BBC: Why is Buddhism So Hip? Column by Dr. Andrew Skilton

focuses on Buddhism in the UK

Jcbaran

955

6/2/2014, 10:47 am
Jcbaran

NBC Dateline - One hour on Michael Roache Buddhist cult

more in-depth on religion that becomes toxic - go online to watch many videos

Jcbaran

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6/2/2014, 7:47 am
Jcbaran

Public Zen, Personal Zen by Peter Hershock - highly recommended

Jcbaran

482

5/29/2014, 5:19 pm
Jcbaran

New Book: Five Ranks - Keys to Enlightenment - Ross Bolleter

Jcbaran

435

5/23/2014, 11:26 pm
Jcbaran

Asian Buddhism's Growing Fundamentalist Streak Signals Growth Of Religious Nationalism In Several Countries

from Religion News Service

Jcbaran

401

5/23/2014, 11:22 pm
Jcbaran

Conference on Buddhism, Mind and Cognitive Sciences - UC Berkeley - videos

Jcbaran

357

5/21/2014, 1:49 pm
Jcbaran

Being Bullied is Bad for Your Health - from the New York Times

helps explain PTSD-like symptoms in people who have left abusive teachers

Jcbaran

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5/14/2014, 4:47 pm
Jcbaran

China's Censored World - from the NYT by Evan Osnos

and how this relates to Chan/Zen

Jcbaran

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5/12/2014, 12:33 pm
maisie field

Biggest Misconceptions about Buddhism - from Tricycle

by Robert E. Buswell, Jr. and Donald S. Lopez, Jr

Jcbaran

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5/6/2014, 9:46 am
Jcbaran

The Engaged Buddhism of Sulak Sivaraksa - from the Kyoto Journal

Jcbaran

881

5/5/2014, 9:52 am
Jcbaran

Meditation without bells, whistles and Buddhas in LA - from the LA Times

Jcbaran

382

5/5/2014, 8:51 am
Jcbaran

From Tricycle: Meditation Nation - Interview - Willoughby Britton

Jcbaran

328

5/2/2014, 3:28 pm
Jcbaran

Nicholas Kristof column in the NYT on Religious Ignorance

Jcbaran

404

4/27/2014, 1:03 am
Jcbaran

Synanon's Sober Utopia - How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Cult

Another example of how organizations can become cultic, authoritarian and toxic

Jcbaran

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4/19/2014, 12:34 pm
Jcbaran

Imagine spirituial groups that work like this?

written by a leader in the Non-Violent Communications movement

Jcbaran

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4/13/2014, 5:07 pm
Jcbaran

Sam Harris interviews Dan Harris about his new book - 10% Happier

Jcbaran

530

4/13/2014, 12:32 pm
Jcbaran

Stephen Batchelor and Ven Brahmali debate in Melbourne 2014

Jcbaran

377

4/12/2014, 11:10 pm
Jcbaran

Barbara Ehrenreich - Living with a Wild God - new book

Jcbaran

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4/8/2014, 12:49 pm
maisie field

Peter Matthiessen - Profile and Obituary

Jcbaran

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4/6/2014, 3:24 pm
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