About a year ago, I was asked to do a short email interview concerning the Buddhist viewpoint on genetic manipulation and PGD (Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis). Essentially, this is a process that involves artificially fertilizing a number of human eggs, taking out a few cells and checking them for abnormalities, and then implanting the best ones. This . . . → Read More: Genetic Enhancements, Abortion, and Buddhist Ethics
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A reader writes: I have been living in China for three years now. I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and Non-denominational Religions and do not believe in the whole deity being god thing. Not that I do not believe in the concept of a divine creator but something is out there. So I am in . . . → Read More: Frustration, Anger, and Buddha And now we have our first guest post in ages. This one is by Dr. Douglas Gentile, who writes the American Buddhist blog at usbuddhist.blogspot.com. He has been training in multiple Buddhist traditions since about 1989. In his professional life he is an award-winning researcher, author, and university professor. What Does Meditation Do? By Douglas Gentile Western stereotypes about meditation . . . → Read More: Guest Post: What Does Meditation Do? A Reader Wrote In: Hello, I’ve just found your website and podcasts. I’ve wanted to start studying Buddhist philosophy since 2008 when I was volunteering in Nepal, but only now I feel like I have the dedication to really pursue it. Right now I’m listening to podcast 46, and there was a part that I wanted . . . → Read More: Schizophrenia and Buddhism Koan: Midnight Excursion Many Zen pupils were studying meditation under the Zen master Sengai. One of them used to arise at night, climb over the temple wall, and go to town on a pleasure jaunt. Sengai, inspecting the dormitory quarters, found this pupil missing one night and also discovered the high stool he had used to scale the . . . → Read More: Koan: Midnight Excursion A reader writes: First of all: thank you for the podcast and website. It has been extremely educational. I am very new to Buddhism, I don’t really consider myself a Buddhist yet, but I am soaking up all the ideas like a curious child. I came drawn to it through the desire to . . . → Read More: Magic Mushrooms and Psychedelics A reader write in and asked: First of all, I’d like to thank you for the wisdom and honesty you show your listeners with answering all these questions and giving insight into the fundamentals of Buddhism. I am relatively new to Buddhism, mediation (and yoga), so you podcasts and articles are very welcome indeed. With . . . → Read More: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do A reader wrote in: Buddhism has helped me find my path from and out of suffering. Recently I joined a Mayahana temple, I would like to know, can I stop by any temple daytime to meditate in the temple hall, or just bow? What are usually the norms, because I would like to stop by and . . . → Read More: Temple Time A reader wrote: I’ve been studying Buddhism and meditating. A Christian friend (7th-Day Adventist) told me that quoting Buddha on Facebook is evil because he has a hole in his back that they put evil spirits into. Has anyone else ever heard this ridiculous belief? I just don’t know how to respond to her because . . . → Read More: Buddha: Evil Spirit Repository A reader wrote (Back in 2010): I listened to all 60 of your podcasts about a year ago and just recently started listening to the ones still available on itunes again. I feel I’ve learned more from your podcasts than any other website or book about buddhism. Is there any chance you would resume the . . . → Read More: Returning |
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