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2 days ago
Mindfulness

Panic attacks & worry plagued this gay man's life. Finding Buddhism changed everything. - LGBTQ Nation

Mindfulness
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2 days ago

Panic attacks & worry plagued this gay man's life. Finding Buddhism changed everything. - LGBTQ Nation

Buddhism frames dissatisfaction as inherent and offers meditation, ethics, and wisdom to overcome longing for lasting comfort and pleasure.
fromArchitectural Digest
15 years ago

Revisiting Cher's Ultra-Glam Los Angeles High-Rise

Armed with his mandate, Lawrence-Bullard started the design ball rolling by eliminating the apartment's extant 12 rooms in favor of two loftlike open floors connected by a spiral staircase. “I
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Dining
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

Why Japan Banned Meat Dishes For Over A Millennium - Tasting Table

Meat consumption in Japan was banned for nearly 1200 years, shaping a cuisine centered on fish and plant-based flavors.
#robotics
philosophy
fromTNW | Insider
1 week ago

A $13,500 Unitree robot was 'ordained' at Seoul's Jogyesa Temple

A humanoid robot performed a Buddhist pledge at Jogyesa, drawing attention amid declining monastic and membership numbers.
#personal-development
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago
Media industry

I'm 37 and I've started noticing that the friends who text back fastest aren't always the ones who show up when you actually need them - and sometimes the slow responders are the ones sitting beside you when it matters - Silicon Canals

Buddhist principles and practical experimentation can translate psychology into routines and decision-making for better everyday living.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

I'm 37 and I've already learned the hard way that nobody is coming to save you, nobody is keeping score, and the life you're waiting for permission to start is the one that's already passing you by while you stand at the door deciding whether you're ready - Silicon Canals

Waiting for clarity and external validation hinders progress; taking ownership of one's actions leads to better outcomes.
Media industry
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

I'm 37 and I've started noticing that the friends who text back fastest aren't always the ones who show up when you actually need them - and sometimes the slow responders are the ones sitting beside you when it matters - Silicon Canals

Buddhist principles and practical experimentation can translate psychology into routines and decision-making for better everyday living.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

I'm 37 and I've already learned the hard way that nobody is coming to save you, nobody is keeping score, and the life you're waiting for permission to start is the one that's already passing you by while you stand at the door deciding whether you're ready - Silicon Canals

Waiting for clarity and external validation hinders progress; taking ownership of one's actions leads to better outcomes.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 weeks ago

This 130cm Robot Just Took Buddhist Vows at a Seoul Temple - Yanko Design

South Korean monks at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul are facing that situation now as they ordained Gabi, the country's first robot monk. Dressed in traditional grey-and-brown Buddhist robes, it joined the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism as part of the celebrations ahead of Buddha's birthday later this May. South Korea joins its neighbor Japan, which previously had its own AI monk, Buddharoid, join a Kyoto temple, a sign that the intersection of faith and technology is becoming a growing trend across Asia, and that the question of AI's role in religion is no longer purely theoretical.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Nepal celebrates return of stolen 13th-century Buddha statue from New York

A centuries-old Buddha statue stolen in the 1980s has been restored to its original temple in Kathmandu.
Washington DC
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

The monks who walked across America for peace

Nineteen Buddhist monks walked 2,300 miles from Texas to D.C. for peace, emphasizing that inner peace is essential for world peace.
fromDeconstructing Yourself
3 weeks ago

A Conversation with Wystan

Wystan emphasizes that awakening does not come with a Buddhist label, suggesting that it transcends traditional boundaries and can be approached from various cultural perspectives.
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#happiness
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fromSilicon Canals
4 weeks ago

Psychology says the people who genuinely seem happy aren't more optimistic or more grateful than everyone else, they're the ones who stopped chasing the feeling a long time ago and quietly built a life small enough, honest enough, and slow enough that happiness had nowhere left to hide from them - Silicon Canals

Genuinely happy people are content and have given up the pursuit of happiness, focusing instead on building lives that fit them.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago
Psychology

Research suggests that people who pursue happiness directly almost never find it - but people who pursue meaning, connection, and acceptance report a quiet contentment that outlasts every peak experience - Silicon Canals

Pursuing happiness directly often leads to disappointment and lower satisfaction, as expectations create a gap between reality and feelings.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
4 weeks ago

Psychology says the people who genuinely seem happy aren't more optimistic or more grateful than everyone else, they're the ones who stopped chasing the feeling a long time ago and quietly built a life small enough, honest enough, and slow enough that happiness had nowhere left to hide from them - Silicon Canals

Genuinely happy people are content and have given up the pursuit of happiness, focusing instead on building lives that fit them.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Research suggests that people who pursue happiness directly almost never find it - but people who pursue meaning, connection, and acceptance report a quiet contentment that outlasts every peak experience - Silicon Canals

Pursuing happiness directly often leads to disappointment and lower satisfaction, as expectations create a gap between reality and feelings.
fromWarpweftandway
4 weeks ago

ToC: Asian Philosophy 36:2

How reductive is Buddhist reductionism in the Nikāya Suttas? Soo Lam Wong examines the implications of reductionism within Buddhist texts and its philosophical significance.
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History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Buddhist Warrior Monks: The Sohei of Medieval Japan - Medievalists.net

Buddhist monks in medieval Japan, known as Sohei, engaged in warfare and political struggles, significantly influencing Japanese history.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

I'm 37, I own a home, I show up, I make dinner - and some nights I sit in the kitchen after everyone's asleep and feel like a stranger who got very good at the role - Silicon Canals

Disconnection from life can occur despite achieving conventional success and stability.
#mindfulness
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fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

Remembering Marcia Poole, Berkeley artist and a voice for the voiceless

Marcia Poole, a compassionate Buddhist nun and artist, passed away at 83, leaving a legacy of service, creativity, and reverence for life.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

You Don't Need to Be a Monk to Practice Walking Meditation

Walking meditation grounds body and mind, fosters connection and support, and can reduce anxiety, trauma, and depression.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

What the Buddha Taught About Love

Buddhist love is a cultivated, active skill rooted in loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity that begins with self-care and extends outward.
Silicon Valley
fromSilicon Canals
3 months ago

Quote of the day by Eleanor Roosevelt: "Do one thing every day that scares you." - Silicon Canals

Fear reveals the areas where personal growth is needed; confronting discomfort through small, daily acts leads to meaningful change.
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fromThe Conversation
3 months ago

How women are reinterpreting the menstrual taboos in Chinese Buddhism

Many religions treat menstruation and childbirth as ritual pollution, restricting women's access to sacred sites and religious roles; some taboos persist.
#kindness
fromSilicon Canals
3 months ago
Mindfulness

8 signs you're a genuinely kind person even if the world hasn't always been kind back to you - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
3 months ago
Mindfulness

8 signs you're a genuinely kind person even if the world hasn't always been kind back to you - Silicon Canals

Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
3 months ago

Quote of the day by Steve Jobs: "Stay hungry, stay foolish." - Silicon Canals

Maintain relentless curiosity and embrace unconventional risks to avoid complacency and keep learning and growing.
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Why everything you think about yourself could be an illusion

For most of my life, I thought of myself as a fixed entity: This is me. These are my traits. This is who I am. I assumed I was essentially that same person who loved sugary cereal at age 8, fried chicken at 12, and tequila at 21, and who still loves those things now, even if my stomach disagrees. But this is an illusion. Neuroscience, physics, and Buddhism all agree: There is nothing fixed about us-not even close.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: Attaining nirvana can wait'

Buddhism's principle of ahimsa is being undermined as some Buddhist leaders and movements support nationalism, sectarianism, and political power in parts of Asia.
Mindfulness
fromFuncheap
6 months ago

The Intersection of Buddhism and Shamanism (SF)

Shamanic and Buddhist wisdom systems offer complementary practices—initiation, visionary work, dream yoga, energy medicine, and transpersonal methods—that cultivate deeper awareness, mastery, and individual wholeness.
Film
fromFuncheap
6 months ago

Short Film + Poetry Night: Samsara Premiere (The Great Star Theater)

A short film follows a Chinese American Buddhist reviewing soul contracts in the afterlife while seeking release from reincarnation; premiere includes performances and a Q&A.
philosophy
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Don't believe everything you see: why Buddhist scepticism is vital in the age of generative AI | Bertin Huynh

Human experience arises from Five Skandhas that are empty, showing sensory-derived reality is unreliable, a concern amplified by generative AI's threats to objective facts.
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fromwww.metrosiliconvalley.com
6 months ago

Spartan Values: The Columnist Returns to His Alma Mater

B. R. Ambedkar championed social, intellectual, economic, and political freedom, converted to Buddhism, and helped draft India's constitution while opposing caste.
#chinese-philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
10 months ago
philosophy

Invitation to attend: "Discursive and Non-Discursive Reasoning in Chinese Philosophy," University of Zurich, 11-13 July 2025

fromWarpweftandway
10 months ago
philosophy

Invitation to attend: "Discursive and Non-Discursive Reasoning in Chinese Philosophy," University of Zurich, 11-13 July 2025

fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

Giving Is Good For You

They often opened their home to extended-stay guests. A friend would be going through a divorce and needed a place for a few weeks while looking for an apartment, or a meditation teacher would be in town from India, bringing us tiny clay buddhas and new dishes at the dinner table. One year, my parents hosted a violinist who was performing at the local symphony for about a month. I remember watching her play violin at the top of our entryway stairs.
Mindfulness
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fromWarpweftandway
8 months ago

ToC: Asian Studies 13:3

Philosophical concept of nothingness is examined across Asian and Western traditions, including Buddhism, Daoism, aesthetics, structuralism, and comparative analyses.
California
fromwww.ocregister.com
9 months ago

2 California abbots file countersuit against Buddhist nun for $5 million

Two Southern California abbots filed a countersuit seeking $5 million, denying accusations of sexual assault and alleging extortion by the woman who sued them.
Arts
fromBOOOOOOOM!
9 months ago

Artist Spotlight: Heejo Kim

Heejo Kim's artwork explores identity and existence through relationships, highlighting interconnectedness while employing ambiguity in the depiction of her figures.
#enlightenment
Mindfulness
fromTiny Buddha
9 months ago

Planning Without Panic and Learning to Live in the Now - Tiny Buddha

Buddhism teaches a different relationship with uncertainty through presence rather than excessive planning.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
9 months ago

How the Five Precepts of Buddhism Reduce Stress

Buddhism's five precepts enhance modern therapy by promoting ethical conduct and mindfulness for better emotional resilience.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Head of Shaolin Temple in China under investigation on suspicion of embezzlement

The abbot of China's Shaolin Temple is under investigation for embezzlement and personal misconduct, impacting the temple's reputation and community.
#psychology
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
10 months ago

Remembering Joanna Macy, author, Buddhist teacher, environmental activist

Macy synthesized principles of Buddhism, systems theory, and deep ecology philosophy to empower collective action toward environmental sustainability, inspiring ordinary people to heal the planet.
Mindfulness
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Monks behaving badly: the sex scandal rocking Thailand's Buddhist clergy

The disappearance of senior monk Phra Thep Wachirapamok has led to investigations revealing a sex scandal involving blackmail, lavish gifts, and considerable power within Thailand's Buddhist clergy.
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SF music
fromABC7 San Francisco
10 months ago

Huge community dance showcased at San Jose's traditional Obon Festival

San Jose's Obon Festival, the largest in the U.S., celebrates deceased loved ones with community dances, emphasizing joy and gratitude.
#dalai-lama
#tibet
Renovation
fromwww.nytimes.com
11 months ago

The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room Reopens at the Brooklyn Museum

The Rubin Museum's Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room is being relocated to the Brooklyn Museum, ensuring its preservation and continued appreciation.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

A moment that changed me: I went to a death cafe and learned how to live a much happier life

The importance of embracing life and open conversations about death can lead to valuable personal insights.
fromNature
11 months ago

What puzzles people, past and present: Books in brief

The British Museum exhibition 'Ancient India' showcases the living traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism, demonstrating their deep connection to nature through various artifacts.
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fromWarpweftandway
11 months ago

Episode 20 of "This Is the Way": Confucianism vs. Buddhism (our first "live show")

Buddhism aims to alleviate personal suffering, raising debates about its perceived selfishness in ethical contexts.
fromApaonline
11 months ago

Changes, Bewilderment, and Philosophy

The wind moves, but it's the mind that truly moves. The challenge lies in finding clarity amidst fast-paced changes that leave many feeling lost.
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