‘More than other believers, the contemplative ought to be an “expert in atheism.” Does he believe? Perhaps, yet without believing, it seems to him. He
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The Four Brahmaviharas of Buddhism
Although what might be translated as the ‘Abode of God’, this Buddhist term, as usual, completely re-interprets this earlier Brahmanic term, so that it becomes both logical
A Guiding Note on Essential Bodhisattvahood
The Buddha explains clearly, in every expression of his teaching, that consciousness and physical matter are not two different things, even though they may be
A Few Words on Loving Kindness…
Whilst visiting the Ganga Ramaya Temple in Beruwela, Sri Lanka in 1996, I saw Theravada Buddhist monks continuously exercising ‘metta’ (loving kindness) and ‘karuna’ (compassion). The surface and
On Being a Communist
I am reminded of Bertrand Russell’s now classic text (delivered as a speech at a relatively small meeting in South London) entitled ‘On Why I
What Disappoints Me About Modern Buddhism – By Richard Hunn
What Disappoints Me About Modern Buddhism By Richard Hunn (Extracted from Richard Hunn (Upasaka Wen Shu) a Letter to Adrian Chan-Wyles (Shi Da Dao) Dated 28.4.1991)
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 