Volume 51. May 15, 2024 My friends, we have reached a poignant moment. This moment marks the end of the Buddhist Studies Certificate Program at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha. What started in India in 500 BC, what spread across Asia for millennia, what ended in Tibet in 1959, will continue after we are gone.Continue reading “A Poignant Moment”
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Solar Powered Enlightened Wisdom
Volume 50. April 12, 2024 “It was a scam!” she proclaimed after school. On April 8, 2024, there was a total eclipse of the sun across North America. In areas of totality, the moon blotted out the sun’s light, plunging the daytime Earth into nighttime darkness. Reactions across the natural world were mixed. Owls hooted.Continue reading “Solar Powered Enlightened Wisdom”
Profile in Courage
Volume 49. March 13, 2024 Sometimes you get the bear. Sometimes the bear gets you. On February 16, 2024, the bear got Alexi Navalny. After poking Putin for years, Russia’s most prominent dissident died while jailed in a penal colony near the Arctic Circle. He was 47. History will remember him for one thing: Courage.Continue reading “Profile in Courage”
Be My Valentine on Ash Wednesday
Volume 48. February 6, 2024 Bob Dylan is widely regarded as one of the greatest American songwriters ever. In 1997, Bob wrote this plaintive verse: I’m your man. I’m trying to recover the sweet love that we knew. You understand. My heart can’t go on beating without you. Well, your loveliness has wounded me. I’mContinue reading “Be My Valentine on Ash Wednesday”
A World in White Gets Underway
Volume 47. January 10, 2024 Rock ’n roll heralds of calendrical beginnings U2 proclaimed immortal words of annual genesis, singing, All is quiet on New Year’s Day. A world in white gets underway. The new calendar year offers us a pristine state of clarity. Quiet. White. Tranquil. Serene. Fresh. Unspoiled. New Year’s Day is aContinue reading “A World in White Gets Underway”
Winter Solstice Buddha-style
Volume 46. December 20, 2023 American singer and songwriter Frankie Laine (1913-2007) once sang about the laziness of our lucky old Sun. Up in the morning, out on the job, Work like the devil for my pay. But that lucky old sun has got nothing to do But roll around heaven all day. Sorry, Frankie,Continue reading “Winter Solstice Buddha-style”
The Buddha Meets Thanksgiving
Volume 45. November 22, 2023 This Thanksgiving we got a lot to be grateful for. Perhaps the most important thing might be our Buddha-nature. It is always there. But we tend to ignore it. We experience our Buddha-nature when we relax, go with the flow and let things be. The greatest obstacle to experiencing Buddha-natureContinue reading “The Buddha Meets Thanksgiving”
Was This Really Necessary?
Vol. 44. October 21, 2023 On October 7, Hamas, the Gaza-based militant group, invaded Israel. Innocent children, elderly and hundreds of young people at a music festival perished. Israeli Defense Forces retaliated, causing immense human suffering. Israel is fighting a terrorist group. Conventional wisdom holds that there is no military solution to countering terrorism. SpiritualContinue reading “Was This Really Necessary?”
Autumn is a Time of Return
Vol. 43. September 20, 2023 As summer draws to a close, autumn is a time of return. Children return to school. Songbirds return to warmer climates. TV stations return to their fall schedules. Return is natural. Even in a galaxy far, far away, there was The Return of the Jedi. Did the Jedi read theContinue reading “Autumn is a Time of Return”
Violence Begets Violence. Peace Begets Peace.
Vol. 42. August 20, 2023 American singer Tony Bennett passed away last month at age 96. He is remembered as a masterful stylist of American musical standards. He should also be remembered for his pacifistic views. As a soldier in World War II, he saw firsthand the horror of war. He fought. He dug graves.Continue reading “Violence Begets Violence. Peace Begets Peace.”
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