9 Best Articles in 2022
Guernica Magazine
Carolyn Chen: “Buddhism has found a new institutional home in the West: the corporation.”
Guernica Magazine
~11 min read · · Silicon Valley is the latest player in a history of Western appropriation of Buddhism · Shared by 164, including Chris Isak , Tactical Tech
MIT Technology Review
What Buddhism can do for AI ethics
MIT Technology Review
4 min read · · Buddhism teaches us to focus our energy on eliminating suffering in the world. · Shared by 160, including John C. Havens (he/him), Bill Johnston, Bob E. Hayes, Nige Willson, Howard Getson
The Guardian
How Buddhism has changed the West for the better
The Guardian
4 min read · · We are not who we were very long ago. A lot of new ideas have emerged from Buddhism and other traditions emphasizing compassion, equality, nonviolence and critical perspectives on materialism and… · Shared by 72, including Jack Kornfield, Jane
MIT Press
On Meditation and the Unconscious: A Buddhist Monk and a Neuroscientist in Conversation
MIT Press
~13 min read · · An excerpt from "Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience." · Shared by 528, including Jane, Stephanie A Kowalski, Howard Getson, Gabriele
The Atlantic
Neuroscience Has a Lot To Learn from Buddhism
The Atlantic
20+ min read · · A scientist and a monk compare notes on meditation, therapy, and their effects on the brain · Shared by 177, including Liv 😷, David Nagel, Earnest Jet, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦, Dominik Grolimund, [B]ad omen 👻, Alex Barrera, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Esther Schindler, Ward Plunet, Manos Hatzimalonas, Jane, Jakub Ferenc, Joe Germuska, Clemens, Tarik ESSAADI, Thomas Power, Isabel Drost-Fromm
The New York Times
Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Master and Political Reformer, Dies at 95
The New York Times
5 min read · · A monk with global influence and an ally of Martin Luther King, he championed what he called “engaged Buddhism,” applying its principles in pressing for peace. · Shared by 92, including Laura Shin, Hiroko Tabuchi, Alina Fichter, Austin Kleon, Rick Sammon, Liv 😷, Kevin M, Hunter Walker, Brendon Burchard, Brad Frost, Pedro Noguera, Mo Ryan
The New York Times
Searching for What Connects Us, Carlo Rovelli Explores Beyond Physics
The New York Times
6 min read · · The physicist ranges widely — from black holes to Buddhism to climate change — in his new book, “There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness.” · Shared by 158
medium.com
Stoicism and Buddhism: a comparison
medium.com
~12 min read · · 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… · Shared by 54, including Massimo Pigliucci, Rich, justin caouette, Fabrizio Bianchi, Dr Skye Cleary, Peter Sixsmith
The Atlantic
Why So Many Americans Are Turning to Buddhism
The Atlantic
9 min read · · The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems. · Shared by 131, including Thomas Power, Rich, Matthias Lampe, Faik Ersoy, Ceferino Díaz, Jane, Guy Kawasaki
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The New Yorker
What Meditation Can Do for Us, and What It Can’t
The New Yorker
~15 min read · · Examining the science and supernaturalism of Buddhism. · Shared by 49, including Jane, Nir Eyal, Howard Getson
Vox
Why Buddhism is true
Vox
~16 min read · · Robert Wright on the wisdom of mindfulness meditation. · Shared by 52, including justin caouette
WIRED
Why Westerners Fear Robots and the Japanese Do Not
WIRED
6 min read · · 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. · Shared by 107, including Isabel Drost-Fromm, Kim Dik, Merkstatt, Kim Schläpfer, Florian Hanke 🍎, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Gabriele, Thomas Power, Joi Ito
Aeon+Psyche
Why modern Buddhists should take reincarnation seriously
Aeon+Psyche
~11 min read · · Modern mindfulness strips Buddhism of its spiritual core. We need an ethics of reincarnation for an interconnected world · Shared by 93, including Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #Abolishthemonarchy
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 · · 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… · Shared by 75, including Liv 😷, Jakub Ferenc, Matt Walton R.TCMP, Thomas Power, Andrzej Jóźwik
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 · · 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. · Shared by 72, including Thomas Power, Jakub Ferenc, Thomas Pleil, Arin Basu, Oleg Baskov
Big Think
What does Buddhism offer physics?
Big Think
3 min read · · There may be perspectives in the long history of Buddhist philosophy that prove fruitful for physicists pushing at their own frontiers. · Shared by 68
joysauce.com
There’s So Much More to the Multiverse
joysauce.com
10 min read · · How Buddhism inspired the multiverse in popular films like ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ and ‘Dr. Strange.’ · Shared by 52
Quartz
Neuroscience backs up the Buddhist belief that “the self” isn’t constant, but ever-changing
Quartz
2 min read · · You may believe that your essential being has always been the same. But Buddhism—and science—tell us that's an illusion. · Shared by 29, including Ryan Boren
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