Trapped in Post-Christian Spirituality and Meditation Beliefs Post-Christian spirituality and secularization of meditation beliefs in the West has transformed thinking God’s thoughts to thinking “right” thoughts, stilled thoughts, or no thoughts. Continue Reading →
Her stigmata crashed into my karma I was 27 years old, and what I remember is that everyone in my monastic community, except my younger Indian monk-friend, Kabir, believed that saints could get stigmata–manifest the wounds of Christ crucified on their bodies. Continue Reading →
Souls, Selves, and Afterlife Contradictions More powerful than beliefs in Gods, our notions of the afterlife shape our self-consciousness. Continue Reading →
Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion Afterlife notions are mirrors of our cultural and social needs Our notions of heaven and the afterlife reflect what is valued in our Western culture–today it’s eternal youth, reunion with loved ones, and spiritual prowess. Continue Reading →
Separating Meditation from Faith is a Dubious Business Separating meditation from faith is a dubious business, morally and sometimes in its effects Article originally appeared in the Spectator The chances are that by now either you or someone you know well has begun to practice ‘mindfulness’ — a form of Buddhism lite, that focuses on meditation and ‘being in the now’. Continue Reading →
