Paradoxes of Eastern Enlightenment The teachings and techniques of enlightened masters contain many paradoxes or contradictions. Continue Reading →
Why Mindfulness Fails Using mindfulness to fix or gain something is doomed to fail, say Buddhist meditation teachers. Continue Reading →
Problems with Beliefs & Practices of Hindu-Inspired Meditation Groups A 20 year insider investigates the worldviews and practices of Hindu-inspired meditation movements. 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 →
