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Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu on the tangled relationships among science, religion and culture

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Via Truth is Within, Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s blog… I was thinking to write an article about the difference between religion and culture, but it doesn’t seem like the discussion would be complete without including religion’s best frenemy, science. So, here goes. I’m writing this article both because these three topics are of course of great professional... Read more »

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Buddhist Astrology: Chart Interpretation from a Buddhist Perspective

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Buddhist Astrology, Chart Interpretation from a Buddhist Perspective, by Jhampa Shaneman & Jan V. Angel, off to the printer! Look for it soon on Amazon, Indigo, Barnes & Noble and other fine bookseller sites. Throughout history, astrology was considered a scholarly tradition, relied upon by world leaders, philosophers and spiritual teachers to guide civilizations in... Read more »

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Free Katy Butler teleconference: The path to a better way of death (Nov 13, 2013)

Buddhist Psychology Death Workshop

Via the Metta Institute… When is it time to say to a doctor, “Let my loved one go?” That is the subject of an upcoming Metta Institute teleconference with our friend Katy Butler, Buddhist practitioner, teacher and author of a brilliant new book, “Knocking on Heaven’s Door:The Path to a Better Way of Death” Like millions of... Read more »

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Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic 2014 schedule of retreats & workshops

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The Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic has just announced their very full schedule of upcoming retreats and workshops for 2014. You can get all the details HERE: http://ottawamindfulnessclinic.wordpress.com/retreats-workshops/

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Tibetan Book of the Dead, narr. Leonard Cohen, full movie

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Leonard Cohen’s narration of the film Tibetan Book of the Dead, produced by the National Film Board in 1994, is available on YouTube in five parts. Here is part one, which will lead you to the others as well.

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