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Hello, this blog is about my life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile / Koreaphile. Any useful information I can pass along will hopefully make the Internets a better place. Thanks for reading!
Category Archives: Politics
Buddhism and Gay Marriage
This comic from Sinfest says it all: With the recent controversy in California over gay marriage, I thought I would explore the subject. I usually stay out of politics because I don’t want to get my head chopped off, but … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Politics, Religion
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Congratulations President Obama!
I said throughout the election that I’d keep the blog politically neutral, and I meant it. Now though, with the election complete, let me say: Congratulations President Obama (It was about time…) Namuamidabu P.S. Writing this around 5am in Ireland. … Continue reading
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Keeping the blog neutral, politically
As the 2008 election in the US nears the conclusion, I was tempted a couple times to write about this candidate or that, but lately, I’ve reading stories about the escalating tensions between both sides, and even violence at political … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Politics, Religion
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Reflecting on September 11th
This shows how much time has passed since September 11th, 2001. I was so busy yesterday, I nearly forgot the day, until I noticed a calendar appointment. I remember thinking to myself: hm, why is September 11th seem so familiar….? … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Philosophy, Politics, Religion
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The problem of power
I’ve written on the subject of power and religion before, but I wanted to revisit this after stumbling on this nice quotation from Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune: This is the fallacy of power: ultimately it is effective only in … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Dune, Politics, Religion
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Awesome!
Japanese Buddhism gets a lot of criticism for having degenerated into what some people call a “funeral business”, but I saw this story on Tricycle Editor’s blog, and thought it was great story: http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=753769 This article involves a certain famous … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Jodo Shinshu, Politics, Religion, Tendai
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How to have a debate
In light of the recent debates here in the US for the nominee of the Democratic Party (I support Obama by the way), my colleague, Thrig recently pointed out a nice sutra in the Pali Canon about debates, and how … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Politics, Religion, Theravada
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Buddhism and Good Government
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. One man thinks himself the master of others, but remains more of a slave than they.” –Jean-Jacque Rousseau, The Social Contract Since I have been lately shooting my mouth off, … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Confucius, Dune, Philosophy, Politics, Religion
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Confucius Says…
In addition to reading the Tao Te Ching, I have been enjoying other Classics of Chinese culture. In particularly I have been enjoying the Analects by Confucius. Confucius, or Kǒng Fūzǐ (孔夫子), and the literature surrounding him are considerably less … Continue reading
Posted in Confucius, Language, Latin, Philosophy, Politics, Religion
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