Feb 26, 2021
Martin Goodson

News Round Up w/e 25th February 2021

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News and snippets from Zen cyber-space

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Forum: Do You Believe in Miracles? - Lion's Roar

10th century Buddha Vihar discovered in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag | Hindustan Times As per the evidence found in Hazaribagh, it appeared that the Buddhist structures were built during the Pala period, said an archaeologist with the ASI.

George Saunders on What Buddhism Can Offer Right Now - Tricycle The author discusses how reading stories reminds us of the “Previous and Better Selves We Have, Briefly, Been.”

Forum: Do You Believe in Miracles? - Lion's Roar Debating the supernatural in Buddhism with Judy Lief, Ari Goldfield, and Glenn Wallis.

Joanna Macy on the Great Awakening the Planet Needs - Lion's Roar In the May 2020 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, editor-in-chief Melvin Mcleod talks to renowned Buddhist thinker and environmental activist Joanna Macy about the global awakening the planet needs—while we still have time. At heart, it’s a spiritual revolution.

How the Gandharan Manuscripts Change Buddhist History - Lion's Roar The Gandharan Buddhist manuscripts are leading scholars to rethink the origins of Mahayana Buddhism. Richard Salomon looks at what we can learn from the recently-unearthed texts.

Knowing How it Feels: Creatively Engaging with Habits (tricycle.org) What's the secret to changing our habits for the better? The Buddha taught meditators to be mindful of "feeling tones." Now, the latest neuroscience is discovering that these sensations of pleasantness, unpleasantness, and neutrality play a pivotal role in conditioning our habitual reactions.

 

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