Wildmind's meditation blog
Wildmind's blogs are where you'll find book reviews, commentary, podcasts, and articles that don't fit neatly into the more structured guides to meditation that you'll find on the main part of the site. Articles are arranged below by date, and you can also browse by author and category using the links on the left.
“Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution,” by David Loy
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Buddhist author and scholar Nagapriya reviews a new book that takes a passionate and bold survey of Buddhism, how it interacts with the west, and what that means for us individually.
David Loy has established a formidable reputation as a serious Buddhist thinker able to tackle the big issues. He is especially concerned with the encounter between Buddhist ideas and practices and the contemporary world, an encounter that he believes has the … Click to read more »
Faith: credible mystery
Examining the place of faith in Buddhism, Nagapriya outlines why it is a crucial tool for understanding
“For I do not seek to understand so that I may believe, but believe so that I may understand. For this too I believe: that unless I shall have believed, I may not understand.”
For St Anselm, belief or faith was the starting point from which his spiritual inquiry began, the foundation upon which it rested, not … Click to read more »