Is Mindfulness a Religion? The more ubiquitous mindfulness becomes, the more people begin to ask questions about it, writes Sarah Rudell Beach in Huffington Post. 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 →
Sinister Yogis Below is the index of my posts inspired by this book that examines the history, literature, and methods of yogis from 500 BCE to the present: Sinister Yogis by David Gordon White University of Chicago Press, 2009. Continue Reading →
New Age Spirituality Below is an index of my posts on New Age Spirituality and Religion. Continue Reading →
Killing of Krishna Krishna is one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar) of the Hindu god Vishnu and also as a supreme god in his own right. Continue Reading →