The Apparent Sense Of Separation

April 17, 2010 – 5:11 pm

The practice of Atma Vichara often falls under the rubrik of non-duality teachings.  So, I often find myself listening to podcasts by said teachers, or their organizations and frequenting non-daulity discussion boards, groups, and forums.  One persistent pet peeve of mine makes me wish that the greater non-dualist communtiy would take a page from the [...]

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Book Review: Hardcore Zen

February 7, 2010 – 9:07 pm

I recently came to terms with two facts in my life:

I read a lot and really, really, really have been wanting to write book reviews for my blog for YEARS now.
I HATE writing book reviews.

What you see above is my solution.  I have officially joined the world of video bloggers thanks to my 3Gs iPhone [...]

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You Can’t Become What You Already Are, But You Can Get To Know It Better

December 27, 2009 – 8:25 pm

I just recently finished reading Daniel Ingram’s, Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha. (It’s also available for PDF download on his site here.) I quite enjoyed it, and for me at least Daniel’s occasionally caustic style suited me just fine.  He pulls no punches.
Part 1: The Fundamentals, is well worth the price of admission.  [...]

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