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Heidegger for dharma wallahs

By Winton Higgins | Published November 15, 2015

Well, you asked for it: a commissioned talk on that notoriously impenetrable philosopher, Martin Heidegger, whom I’ve mentioned on various occasions as someone who can help us express something that’s foundational to the dharma, but rarely articulated.

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Filling in the gaps between religion and philosophy – is this what a secular approach to Buddhism does?

By Jan Rivers | Published July 26, 2015

Do you think there is a discussion to be had about how a secular approach to Buddhism fits into the space between religion and philosophy? Human ‘beliefs’ about the nature of consciousness and of free will are very diverse. What importance do you think this diversity makes to our ability to build a strong sense of a community bound by ethics rather than faith?

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