Justin Whitaker

Justin Whitaker holds a Masters degree in Buddhist Studies from Bristol University, England and is currently a Ph.D. student in Buddhist Ethics at the University of London. He has practiced in several Buddhist traditions including the Western Buddhist Order in Missoula, Montana and Bristol, England. He currently lives in Bristol, where he is writing up his thesis, meditates from time to time, runs, and drinks good coffee. His personal blog is American Buddhist @ Patheos.

Awareness in our technological world

Technology brings a world of spiritual knowledge to our fingertips. But immersing ourselves in a world of gadgets may also…

September 24, 2009

The centrality of impermanence

If there is just one thing you should learn about this world, anicca is it. It may be an exaggeration…

March 30, 2009

Awakening the inner warrior

The archetype of warriorhood, if taken literally, can antithetical to the Buddhist path of peace. Taken as a metaphor for…

September 24, 2008

The art of friendship

Spiritual friendship comes highly praised in Buddhist practice. But why are spiritual friends considered to be so crucial? What are…

June 22, 2008

The purity of no-self

Are we fundamentally sinful beings? Or fundamentally pure? Or somewhere in between those two extremes? Even within the body of…

March 24, 2008