Tag Archives: Buddhism

Struggling more with the Buddhist notion of Suffering

Posted on February 28, 2008 by

There is a Buddhist distinction between pain and suffering: a tooth ache is a pain, the suffering is created by her mental processes around the pain. But isn’t that distinction a luxury? To tell a person who is starving that … Continue reading →

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Criticism of Buddhism

Posted on February 7, 2008 by

Please note that i wrote this back in early 2008. My views on Buddhism have changed and thus my words from back then might not necessarily reflect what i am thinking now. However, so much work and time went into … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Design with a new cloak?

Posted on January 25, 2008 by

As posted on the Frame Problem, over 11,000 American clergy are openly opposed to teaching Intelligent Design (ID). In the meantime, ID is gathering support not only from Christians. I’ve been reading “What is Enlightenment,” which is probably more Buddhist … Continue reading →

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Subjective Standards

Posted on January 22, 2008 by

There’s been a lively discussion over at The Frame Problem on belief and Buddhism. In one thread, Bryan, a former Christian fundamentalist about whom the original post is, was challenged that he was not really a true believer. He essentially … Continue reading →

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Essential Elements of Buddhism

Posted on January 22, 2008 by

Now that I have bashed Buddhism, I want to step back and look at its essential elements. If we assume that Theravada Buddhism is the most original, we can look at some of those renditions. I have studied some of … Continue reading →

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Critical analysis of Buddhism

Posted on January 20, 2008 by

Meera Nanda wrote a thought-provoking article on Trading Faith for Spirituality back in December 2005. Inspired by Nanda’s analysis, I have written my own and would love to hear from others what they think about this. Please add your comments … Continue reading →

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