Category Archives: John
Despair
My conversion to Buddhism came not from a flash of light on the road to Damascus or the view from a mountaintop, or even an intense gaze into the eyes of a newborn dolphin. It was a process. A hard … Continue reading
Forgiveness
The idea of Forgiveness doesn’t come up in Theravadin Buddhism. It rears its Christian head in Dalai Lama land, and in New Age Buddhism along with other higher vehicle (mayahana) Buddhist sects. However, as far as Gautama Buddha, my man, … Continue reading
A promiscuous assembly
John Stacy The book is the only material object that a leftist liberal does not have to consider as an actual object. Diamonds, gold, furs, TV’s, bric-a-brac, lamps, furniture, houses, cars: all these are material possessions, and as such are loathed … Continue reading
Revenge of the Dharma
Being a Protestant Buddhist is not easy, but this is par for the course for me. I have chosen the difficult path so many times that, when the going gets easy, I get nervous. Often I have taken the road … Continue reading
Jesus and Buddha Walk into a Bar
I had a lot of hesitation in the last entry concerning the comparison between Christianity and Buddhism. Partially because I don’t want to enter in a debate about which is superior, but I think mostly because I have been hanging … Continue reading
Guess What I’m Thinking?
This has been a very hard post to write. But beginnings are important things. I am not sure how much to share with the world my own Journey with the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha. Each of us must … Continue reading
buddha meets jesus 