Category Archives: Contributing Authors
Making Waves with Tubas – Online Adventures in Personal Boundaries
Another cloudy day has brought me here to repent. I thought perhaps writing this article in this place, would be appropriate, especially since it is here that I have typed long and hard about the good things I think about. I am kind of proud that in close to 400 posts I have really had [...]
Emptiness, Part Deux (by Danaeah Ballinger)
In his review of Introduction to Emptiness by Guy Newland, Tricycle contributing editor Andrew Merz says: Emptiness, alongside “life is suffering,” the full-lotus position, and a seeming obsession with death, sits high on the list of misunderstood principles associated with Buddhism that bring the uninitiated to label it a “depressing” tradition. (“The Greatest Lack; Explaining [...]
The Middleway (Eightfold Path) – Realistic Action
This is the eighth than last post of the “middle way” articles. It is only a personal exploration of the middle way; just my understanding of it. The eightfold path (the “middle way”) is described as the path to the cessation of suffering or the fourth noble truth. This post will cover the subject of [...]
Some Study Resources (by Danaeah Ballinger)
As we start to discuss Jack Kornfield’s book, A Path With a Heart, there is a wealth of material on the website for Spirit Rock, the Meditation Center where Jack teaches and of which he is a co-founder: http://www.spiritrock.org/ Follow the links to Vipassana 101, and the audio resources for a number of recorded talks. [...]
The Middle Way (Eightfold Path) – Realistic Mindfulness
This is the seventh post of the “middle way” articles. It is only a personal exploration of the middle way; just my understanding of it. The eightfold path (the “middle way”) is described as the path to the cessation of suffering or the fourth noble truth. This post will cover the subject of Right or [...]
The Middle Way (Eightfold Path) – Realistic Concentration
This is the sixth post of the “middle way” articles. It is only a personal exploration of the middle way; just my understanding of it. The eightfold path (the “middle way”) is described as the path to the cessation of suffering or the fourth noble truth. This post will cover the subject of Right or [...]
The Middle Way (Eightfold Path) – Realistic Thought
This is the fifth post of the “middle way” articles. It is only a personal exploration of the middle way; just my understanding of it. The eightfold path (the “middle way”) is described as path to the cessation of suffering or the fourth noble truth. This post will cover the subject of Right or Realistic [...]
The Middle Way (Eightfold Path) – Realistic Speech
This is the fourth post of the “middle way” articles. It is only a personal exploration of the middle way; just my understanding of it. The eightfold path (the “middle way”) is described as path to the cessation of suffering or the fourth noble truth. This post will cover the subject of Right or Realistic [...]
