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The Buddha and J. Krishnamurti: Reflections1 comment

criticalbuddhist wrote 4 weeks ago: The following is my principle response, slightly revised, to a gentleman named Martin, based in the … more →

Tags: Contemplative Spirituality, meditation, mysticism, Nondual Teachings, Theravada Buddhism, adi da, arahant, arhat, enlightenment

The Song of the Three Teachings

lisaernst wrote 1 month ago: Song of the Three Teachings Milarepa The Appearance, the Void, and the Inseparable – are three … more →

Tags: Buddhism, Dharma, mahayana, meditation, Milarepa, Tibetan

Clearing the Path by Ñāṇavīra Thera

criticalbuddhist wrote 5 months ago: Clearing the Path (1960-1965) by Ñāṇavīra Thera. Path Press Publications 2010, 621 pages. How does o … more →

Tags: sutta translations, meditation, Theravada Buddhism, Nanavira Thera, theravada, Nyanavira, Ñanavira, Ñanamoli, Bundala

Unlimiting Mind by Andrew Olendzki

criticalbuddhist wrote 6 months ago: Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism by Andrew Olendzki.  Wisdom Publi … more →

Tags: Theravada Buddhism, Pali Suttas, Olendzki_Andrew, Pali Canon, dukkha, suffering, Rebirth, dependent arising, Dependent Origination

Karma This, Karma That...

criticalbuddhist wrote 7 months ago: I recently encountered someone online who described karma as a “theory,” or “thesis.”  Ironically, t … more →

Tags: Whatever, Theravada Buddhism, Pali Suttas, Buddhism Without Beliefs, cause and effect, faith in buddhism, kamma, karma, moral causation

Dipa Ma by Amy Schmidt

criticalbuddhist wrote 7 months ago: Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of A Buddhist Master by Amy Schmidt.  Blue Ridge 2005.  175 pages. This … more →

Tags: meditation, Biography, Theravada Buddhism, Contemplative Spirituality, Vipassana (insight) Meditation, Schmidt_Amy, Jack Kornfield, Siddhis, Dipa Ma

A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield1 comment

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: A Path With Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield.  Ban … more →

Tags: Contemplative Spirituality, Kornfield_Jack, meditation, mysticism, Spirituality General, Theravada Buddhism, Vipassana (insight) Meditation, Buddhism, psychology of consciousness

Food of Bodhisattvas by Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: Food of Bodhisattvas: Buddhist Teachings on Abstaining from Meat by Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol (trans … more →

Tags: Mahayana Buddhim, Vajrayana, Tibetan Buddhism, Diet and Fasting, Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, Buddhism, Buddhist Books, Vegetarianism, meat-eating

How Buddhism Began by Richard F. Gombrich3 comments

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: How Buddhism Began: The Conditioned Genesis of the Early Teachings by Richard F. Gombrich.  Athlone … more →

Tags: history of buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, Pali Suttas, Gombrich_Richard F., Angulimala, skill in means, allegory in buddhism, literalism in buddhism, kamma

Gautama Buddha by Vishvapani Blomfield

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One by Vishvapani Blomfield.  Quercus 2011.  … more →

Tags: history of buddhism, Biography, Blomfield_Vishvapani, life of the Buddha, biography of Buddha, Life of Buddha, buddha's bio, vishvapani blomfield, sangha history

The Origin of Buddhist Meditation by Alexander Wynne3 comments

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: The Origin of Buddhist Meditation by Alexander Wynne.  Routledge 2007.  169 pages. I found this an e … more →

Tags: history of buddhism, Wynne_Alexander, Pali Suttas, history of Buddhism, buddhist meditation, biography of Buddha, Buddha's Biography, Alara Kalama, brahminism and buddhism

What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula3 comments

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula.  Grove Press 1959/1974.  151 pages. I suspect more people … more →

Tags: sutta translations, Theravada Buddhism, Rahula_Walpola, Buddhism, dependent arising, conditioned genesis, Dependent Origination, Paticcasamuppada, nibbana

Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations by Paul Williams

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations by Paul Williams.  Routledge 1989/2009.  438 pages. As … more →

Tags: history of buddhism, Mahayana Buddhim, Williams_Paul, perfection of wisdom, madhyamika, yogacara, Tathagatagarbha, huáyán, Flower Garland Sutra

Buddhist Thought by Paul Williams et al1 comment

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition by Paul Williams et al.  Routledge … more →

Tags: history of buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhim, Williams_Paul, Buddhism, theravada, buddhist history, dukkha, dependent arising

Buddhist Philosophy: A Historical Analysis by David J. Kalupahana5 comments

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: Buddhist Philosophy: A Historical Analysis by David J. Kalupahana.  The University Press of Hawaii 1 … more →

Tags: history of buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, Kalupahana_David J., Mahayana Buddhim, Buddhism, theravada, Pali Canon, dependent arising, conditioned genesis

The Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering by Bhikkhu Bodhi.  BPS Pariyatti 2000, 133 pag … more →

Tags: Theravada Buddhism, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Buddhism, theravada, Eightfold Path

The Life and Times of Ñanavira Thera (the pdf)1 comment

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: This pdf is the complete text of my biography of Ñanavira Thera, available for free distribution. Th … more →

Tags: Biography, Theravada Buddhism, Buddhism, theravada, Sri Lanka, Nyanavira, Ñanavira, Ñanamoli, Osbert Moore

A Letter To Christian-Buddhists (the pdf)

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: If you enjoyed reading my series of thirteen posts inspired by Scott MacPherson’s critique of … more →

Tags: Theravada Buddhism, Christianity and Buddhism, Contemplative Spirituality, Buddhism, theravada, Pali Canon, psychology of consciousness, christian buddhism, buddhism and christianity

The Buddhist Religion by Richard H. Robinson

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction by Richard H. Rob inson, Dickenson Publishing Compa … more →

Tags: history of buddhism, Robinson_Richard H., buddhist history, introductory books for buddhism, beginning Buddhism, overview of Buddhism, sruvey of buddhism


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