9 Best Articles in 2021
The Atlantic
Neuroscience Has a Lot To Learn from Buddhism
The Atlantic
20+ min read · From 2017 · A scientist and a monk compare notes on meditation, therapy, and their effects on the brain
MIT Technology Review
What Buddhism can do for AI ethics
MIT Technology Review
4 min read · Jan 7th · Buddhism teaches us to focus our energy on eliminating suffering in the world.
The New Yorker
What Meditation Can Do for Us, and What It Can’t
The New Yorker
~15 min read · From 2017 · Examining the science and supernaturalism of Buddhism.
medium.com
Stoicism and Buddhism: a comparison
medium.com
~12 min read · 2020-01-16 · Whether we realize it or not, we all have a philosophy of life. That’s the premise of a new book that I co-edited with my colleagues and…
Vox
Why Buddhism is true
Vox
~16 min read · From 2017 · Robert Wright on the wisdom of mindfulness meditation.
Quartz
Neuroscience backs up the Buddhist belief that “the self” isn’t constant, but ever-changing
Quartz
2 min read · From 2017 · You may believe that your essential being has always been the same. But Buddhism—and science—tell us that's an illusion.
The Atlantic
Why So Many Americans Are Turning to Buddhism
The Atlantic
9 min read · From 2019 · The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.
The New York Times
Dalai Lama: Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded
The New York Times
4 min read · From 2017 · There has never been a better time to be alive, and yet in the richest countries, there is a growing sense of unease and helplessness because people no longer feel useful.
WIRED
Why Westerners Fear Robots and the Japanese Do Not
WIRED
6 min read · From 2018 · The hierarchies of Judeo-Christian religions mean that those cultures tend to fear their overlords. Beliefs like Shinto and Buddhism are more conducive to have faith in peaceful coexistence.
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NPR
How To Control (And Even Use) Your Anger — With Meditation
NPR
3 min read · Jun 11th · Anger can be a powerful teacher — if we know how to use it. In this episode, Lama Rod Owens, a teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, explains how he learned to love his anger, and gives listeners a six-step…
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When Buddhism's Nonattachment Overlaps Stoicism's Dichotomy of Control
roxanamurariu.com
3 min read · Jun 17th · Practising nonattachment is not giving up on aspirations or desires but realizing that it would be wise to drop the attachment to our thoughts on the outcome.
Guardian music
Belinda Carlisle on punk, cocaine, body image and Buddhism: ‘I was born a little bit of a…
Guardian music
10 min read · Jun 28th · As the singer for pioneering all-female band the Go-Go’s, Carlisle took on a sexist music industry – at a cost. She talks about overcoming addiction, the media’s obsession with her weight and finding…
The New York Times
Thomas Cleary, Prolific Translator of Eastern Texts, Dies at 72
The New York Times
5 min read · Jul 13th · His renderings of classic works of Buddhism, Taoism and more brought them to a general Western readership.
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Aeon+Psyche
Why modern Buddhists should take reincarnation seriously
Aeon+Psyche
~11 min read · May 7th · Modern mindfulness strips Buddhism of its spiritual core. We need an ethics of reincarnation for an interconnected world
TIME
The Father of Mindfulness Awaits the End of This Life
TIME
8 min read · From 2019 · Celebrity monk Thich Nhat Hanh has returned to Vietnam to see out his final days
Fast Company
Buddhism scholars: Meditation apps are fueling tech addition, not easing stress
Fast Company
3 min read · 2019-11-02 · Two researchers of Buddhism studied hundreds of Buddhism-related apps and conclude that they tend to mask the symptoms of stress rather than fundamentally addressing the root problem.
Lifehacker
Take a Harvard Course on Buddhism for Free
Lifehacker
1 min read · From 2018 · If you’ve ever had an interest in learning about Buddhism, now is the perfect opportunity. You can take a Harvard University course on the beliefs, practices, and scriptures of Buddhism online for…
MIT Technology Review
What Can AI Experts Learn from Buddhism? A New Approach to Machine Learning Ethics Aims to Find…
MIT Technology Review
~15 min read · From 2017 · Rapid advances in AI have spawned a number of recent initiatives that aim to convince engineers, programmers, and others to prioritize ethical considerations in their work—but almost all of them have originated in rich Western countries.
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We Contain the Whole Cosmos
tnhaudio.org
1 min read · 2019-10-13 · This is a 78-minute dharma talk from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in Hanoi during the “Engaged Buddhism in the 21st Century” retreat. This is the sixth and final talk on May 11, 2008 and the talk is…
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The Shifting Landscape of Buddhism in America
lionsroar.com
~18 min read · From 2018 · Ann Gleig takes a far-reaching look at how Buddhism and the conversations within it are changing in the twenty-first century.
The Guardian
Master of mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn: ‘People are losing their minds. That is what we need to wake…
The Guardian
~12 min read · From 2017 · By taking the Buddhism out of the practice, Kabat-Zinn pioneered a meditative approach used all over the world to treat pain and depression. He talks about Trump, ‘McMindfulness’ and how a 10-second…
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