- Creating secular
dharma practice
communities in
Aotearoa New Zealand -
Bhikkhu Bodhi faces a great divide Prominent U.S. Pali translator contrasts 'Classical' and 'Secular' Buddhisms
A fruitful start for meaningful discussion perhaps?
Find it here Login Status
You are not logged in.-
In This Moment
an occasional newsletter Seeking your generosity
If you find inspiration and sustenance in this website and would like to help secular dharma practice communities develop, and grow, do please offer your support
A MONTHLY DONATION
- Somewhere between a flat white and a good meal perhaps
A ONE-TIME DONATION
- You can also support us with a one-time donation through PayPal
OR BY BANK TRANSFER
- Go to the Generosity page to find out how to do this
Translate this page
Search this site
Category Archives for Dharma study
After Buddhism, a workbook
The Tuwhiri Project is a new social enterprise that has been set up to create educational resources for secular Buddhists. It consists of Pete Cowley and myself (Ramsey Margolis) in Wellington with Winton Higgins and Margaret Tung in Sydney. We are seeking your support to produce, print, distribute and promote our first book, After Buddhism: a workbook.
Tagged Tuwhiri, Winton Higgins
Leave a comment
Not-self and the narcissism epidemic
Western countries accord their citizens the freedom to practise the religion of their choice. But also as harbingers of the narcissism epidemic, they give Buddhists an extra incentive to practise ardently, in order to remain in good non-narcissistic health and so live skilful, fulfilling lives – including the nurturing of deep relationships.
Did Gotama intend to start a religion?
These two questions were posted to an online interactive session with Stephen Batchelor during a Bodhi College course in December 2016.
The ten undeclared topics
Known as the ten undeclared topics, these are the statements that Gotama, the Buddha, refused to give a view on.
Can anyone spot an initial capital letter?
In a Burmese square script called Magyi-zi, or ‘tamarind seed script’, blocks such as this in the Pali language, used in the earliest Buddhist texts, were commissioned by a Sri Lankan family when a son entered a Buddhist monastery, for use in the ordination ceremony.
Tagged christianity, dhamma, Pali study, Sri Lanka
Leave a comment
Are secular Buddhists modern or traditional?
What is secular Buddhism, or what are secular Buddhisms? Is secular Buddhism the same as modern Buddhism, or Buddhist modernism? How different is it from traditional Buddhisms? Are individual secular Buddhists modern or traditional?
Introduction to secular dharma – a study group
What is secular Buddhism, or a secular dharma? Recently, Wellington’s secular dharma practice community, One Mindful Breath, ran a successful study group which investigated this question. This is what we did.
Awakening community – a weekend workshop
The workshop Awakening Community which will be taking place in Sydney on November 12 & 13 will look at the contemporary relevance of Buddhist practice. The SIM newsletter editor spoke with Winton Higgins, one of the workshop teachers, to find out how he sees the relevance of the dharma in our current context.
De-Mystifying Mindfulness – an online course
Mindfulness is big business; for millions of people around the world it has become a lifestyle choice, enhancing and enriching everyday experience. The University of Leiden in the Netherlands has put together a course in English and made it available free online through coursera.org.
Tagged online course, study course
1 Comment
Being Completely Human – a study course in secular Buddhism
A group of people from Simply Meditation will shortly be holding the first of eight discussions around a series of talks by Stephen Batchelor and Roshi Joan Halifax from a retreat titled Being Completely Human, Secular Buddhism and Beyond.