Articles-2008

2008

Articles

2008:The Best Buddhist Book I Read this Year

The Best and Worst of Islam in 10 Minutes or Less-a personal event that defined the spectrum of Islamic practice to me

Broken Malas Broken Superstitions-on attachment to Buddhist objects and their imaginary attributes

The Buddhist Dope Show-on commercial Buddhism

Buddhist Drugs and the Emperor’s New Clothes-about Dharma rapture and enlightenment fables

Celebrity Rehab and the Drug of Sensationalism-television, expectations and the addiction of the sensational

Crystal Buddha Fluffy Buddha Urban Buddha Hoodie Buddha Punk Buddha-upcoming dharma duel as a method of conflict resolution

Death Takes a Holiday-suppose there was no death

Exploitation or Contribution? Who’s Manipulating Your Karma?-working for nothing and ego exploitation

Fashionable Compassion-on the proposal of a Compassion Charter

I am Not a Buddhamentalist-sectarianism

Just Don’t Talk About It: Fear, Anger and the Prevention of Right Action-engaged Buddhism

Just Say It! On The Edges of Compassion-truth or not

Karma Credits-no return on investments. It’s now or never

New Age Dysfunction and the Evolution of Anger-irrational anger and ignorant actions

Plug Into the Enlightenment Matrix-spiritual technology

Samsara My Friend-everyday isn’t such a bad thing

Seen One Christmas:Merry Christmas-old photo

Snobbery in the Mud-spiritual materialism rears up

Unbearable Heaviness of Being Buddhist

Waterproof Buddhists and Kung Fu Scuba Gear

Multi-part Articles

The Compassion Confusion-Part 1-some things compassion is not

My Reality Montage Blog Pure Genius followed up with Experiment in Social Engineering

Small Acts of Engagement I

Small Acts of Engagement II

Humor (perhaps to some)

The Buddhist Contest-additional categories for blogging awards

New Buddhist Jargon #1-”re-purposing” Buddhist terminology

What Are You Really Searching For?-intention and understanding are not always the same in the realm of words

Comics

Beans

Bodhidharma’s Smile

Karma Cola and a Tap Dancing Penguin

The Reality Check

Poetry and Related

The End of Time Moment

Poetry Conveying Buddhist Concepts

Visual Poetry-photos

My Articles on Other Websites

Just Don’t Talk About It: Fear, Anger and the Prevention of Right Action on The Angry Buddhists blog-This article is reprinted above as the Angry Buddhist blog is no more! Well it’s in it’s 3rd incarnation actually.