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Three WorldsThe debate about whether consciousness is reflexive, as discussed in last week’s post, is related to the fact that we experience an inner…Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
Self, Self-Consciousness and PresenceThe Buddhist contribution to the role of selfhood in our lives appears originally to have been a purely pragmatic one. The historical…Jun 19, 2020Jun 19, 2020
Many Voices: No SelvesIdentity is an absorbing human problem, one that seems to fascinate us now more than ever. In the 1950s, thirty-seven English language…Jun 12, 2020Jun 12, 2020
Why Buddhism is TrueI want to demonstrate how ideas based on a Buddhist approach to contentment and fulfilment are already a powerful force in contemporary…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
No Self, No Subject, No Suffering?In previous posts we began with the notion of identity and how what appears to be most intimate is our self. It is difficult to evade or…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020