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This graphic illustrates the grandfather paradox, a secular koan demonstrating the inability of the human mind to grasp reality. A...

"I am become Time, the destroyer of worlds." Krishna, in the Bhagavad Gita (A variant Hindu translation of the Oppenheime...

As non-Vajrayana Western converts to Buddhism will tell you, we have a slightly awkward relationship with Tibet. Not that we have an...

According to Wikipedia's Chàn article , Zen's progenitors identified not one but two paths, or "entrances", to enli...

Here's a neat convergence of genius, for a little customary Rusty Ring summer fun. First off you've got Sabhyata , by Indian/...

An aspect of Meditation in the Wild (Rusty Ring review here ) that I greatly appreciated was author Charles S. Fisher's relentless...

Just in time for holiday entertaining, here's a killer recipe for an easy, addictive appetiser or side dish. Both the "Quick"...

In Meditation in the Wild: Buddhism's Origin in the Heart of Nature , Charles S. Fisher writes: "Buddhism was born in the for...

Through the magic of Twitter , I recently met Prabhu Iyer , a poet in Chennai (India). Among his many compelling works is a Hermit ...

"The only Zen you find at the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there." Robert Pirsig (Photo of Royal Enfield Thund...

It's Christmas, when thoughts naturally turn to chai. Well, they do if they're mine. Chai is not in fact a Christmas drink; it...

I had never made ghee before I went to the mountain . In the planning stages of that project, having been raised on tales of people...

This blog brought to you by the Loyal Order of Crazy White Boys. Recently a sangha sister said one of the nicest things I...

(This is one of my most popular bylines. It's a bit dated now; anybody else remember that "Coffee Achievers" ad campaign, wh...