How Do We Make the New Future

Stephen Batchelor is one of my favorite Buddhist teachers. I like the way he presents “Buddhism without Beliefs.” I think he is now teaching at the Upaya Zen Center near Santa Fe, New Mexico. This quote is definitely in line with his stand on being a Buddhist atheist! He answers the question, how do we […]

The Everyday Sublime

Stephen Batchelor is one of my favorite teachers on the path of the Buddha. His book, Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening is one of the most frequent books I listen to on my iPhone. His rational and nonreligious approach to Buddhism is refreshing and insightful. These words of wisdom by Stephen Batchelor […]

Embrace Everything With Clarity

Stephen Batchelor is a former Buddhist monk who wrote a book that I frequently return to. Actually, it is the book on tape called Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening that I love. It is narrated by Stephen Batchelor, himself. The book tries to present Buddhism in modern terms, with all the mysticism, […]

Nagarjuna’s Verses From The Center

Here are more Words Of Widsom Chosen by Lama Surya Das. These words of wisdom exemplify the teaching of interbeing. “Every moment of experience is contingent on a vast complex of myriad conditions. Nothing exists separately in and of itself as ‘this’ or ‘that,’ ‘self’ or ‘other.’ Everything is what it is only in relation […]