bodhi tree swaying

Yup. Obama's going to win this election.
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I have a very real opportunity to go to space.But I need your help. Details: http://www.johnherman.org/2012/02/21/send-john-herman-to-space/

I love Google+, but…In the last 6 days one of my articles has been visited by 19,264 people from Facebook, and 120 people from Google+. Here's the link in case you want to make it 121 http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/on-practice/10-things-science-…

I’m a science geek as well as a Buddhist geek, and recently when I was leading a retreat on how to bring more joy into our lives I found myself making a lot of references to an article published in Yes magazine, which touched on ten things that have been shown by science to make [...]

Canada's Orwellian Approach to Climate Science."The [Canadian government] protocol requires that all interview requests for scientists employed by the government must first be cleared by officials. A decision as to whether to allow the intervi…

If you caught our story the other day about the Buddhist comic-book hero from the 1940′s, the Green Lama, you might be fascinated to know that it later ran as a radio show on CBS — and we have an episode below for your entertainment! Om Mani Padme Hum! The Green Lama Strikes for Justice! [...]

Associate professor Justin McDaniel’s religious studies class on monastic life and asceticism gives students at the University of Pennsylvania a firsthand experience of what it’s like to be a monk. Students participating in the class are required to observe disciplines drawn from various monastic traditions, including refraining from using any technology other than electric lighting, [...]

From Salon.com: If you have never heard of the Green Lama … he was an American pulp magazine hero of the 1940s whose superpower was imparted by, of all things, Buddhism. Om mani padme hum: such is the mantra of billionaire playboy Jethro Dumont (best billionaire playboy superhero name ever) when he wants to magically [...]

From time to time I’ll hear people saying that meditation shouldn’t involve effort. For example, Krishnamurti said, “All effort to meditate is the denial of meditation.” And I just stumbled upon a website that decried the “arrogance” and “ignorance” of those who say that meditation involves effort, because “Effort is the antithesis of meditation.” It’s [...]

What are we looking for? What gives our lives a sense of meaning? How can we find a sense of confidence in a world marked by change? In the Noble Quest sutta from the Middle Length Sayings, the Buddha offers a first-person guide to the pursuit of a meaningful life. Drawing on his own life [...]

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This Buddha statue reclines gracefully on the ledge of one of the windows in the “yoga room” (it’s called that, although there’s hardly ever any yoga done there) below the shrineroom a…

A large stone Buddha head I photographed while I was leading a workshop at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.

So, is this the work of a Ron Paul opponent, or a not very smart Ron Paul supporter?
2/2/12 – 1

I like writing endorsements, and it's nice to be at the top of the page.
2/1/12 – 1

This is the second article I've seen predicting that Obama's health care act is the nail in the coffin of the health insurance companies. I hope that one day we'll look back on this era and wonder how people could have allowed anything so monstrous to flourish.

And people may also regard Obama as a political genius to have sneaked this past the GOP.

The End of Health Insurance Companies Accountable care organizations will shift the focus of medicine away from treating sickness and toward keeping patients healthy.

Disturbing news about ADD medication."To date, no study has found any long-term benefit of attention-deficit medication on academic performance, peer relationships or behavior problems, the very things we would most want to improve."
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I just watched and enjoyed "Monsters," which is a low-budget (almost home made) Sci-Fi movie with surprisingly high production values, decent acting, and an affecting plot.
Monsters(2010)

More Lana Del Rey. Love it.
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"I’m defending their Constitution, too."Jessica Alquist, the 16-year-old Rhode Island atheist who got a prayer banned from her school, in the Christians who support the prayer's retention: “It’s almost like making a child get a shot…