Fierce Dandelions

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Showing posts with label material wealth. Show all posts

Showing posts with label material wealth. Show all posts

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Practice Like Our Hair is On Fire: A Twist on an Old Buddhist Phrase

One thing I find challenging about practicing Buddhism in a wealthy nation, surrounded by other practitioners who tend to have "enough...

Monday, January 9, 2012

Lack, Abunance, and A Line fron Dogen

If the dharma has not yet fully come into one's body and mind, one thinks it is already sufficient. On the other hand, if the dharma fil...

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Interogating Happiness

In 1980, the average American CEO's income was 40 times higher than that of the average worker. Today, it is well over 300 times hig...

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

"Westerner" on a Spiritual Pilgrimage

I stumbled upon this story on the Yoga International magazine website. What's fascinating is how, if you strip off the first part of th...

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Buddhism and Wealth Continued: Liberating Economic Narratives

To continue yesterday's discussion about Buddhism and wealth, it seems to me that when faced with the enormity of situations like globa...

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Buddhism and Wealth

I have long struggled with how to consider material wealth within the context of Buddhist teachings. One reason is that unlike many of my fe...

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Nathan: is a writer interested in both the big questions of life and the everyday details. I am also a Zen meditation and yoga practitioner, herbalist, and teacher. If you'd like to contact me, my e-mail address is ngthompson04 at yahoo.com

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