I am a hermit. A very lucky hermit. I've (mostly) always wanted to be a hermit. The Universe favored me with an opportunity to have a secluded home on an area of modest acreage, covered in trees. I have a very long drive way, can't see
I cannot think of a better argument on behalf of Buddhism than Satan. Sorry, I couldn't help myself there. It's a provocative line and the basis for exploring whether Buddhism's cosmology accounts for the rise and fall of the arch-villain of the Abrahamic
The executive committee has, after some deliberation, agreed that "A Tangle of Views" is a better name for this blog than "Nibbana Notes." The latter was generated by ChatGPT in a moment of curiosity and was a stand-in until a more suitable title was found.
Let's go straight to the question of Rebirth. Christians and Buddhists believe in rebirth – they just disagree about the number of times it happens. The former say it occurs once again after natural birth (twice if you count baptism) and the latter says the phenomenon repeats... a lot.
For some Westerners, Christianity still provides identity and purpose in life. Civilizations in decline do not relinquish their heritage all at once; they do so bit by bit. All civilizations are religious, even if that foundation weakens over time. The secularism of the modern West took centuries to achieve dominance,
I had just left an IT consulting position with a Big Dumb Company after six weeks and was between gigs. It had looked good on paper, but as with most consulting-related things, it did not match the advertisement. The client was a very large corporation, and the software I