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The Boy Buddha of Nepal

Posted on Nov 24th, 2008 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

The fascinating saga of Ram Bahadur Bomjon , the "Buddha Boy" of Nepal, continues... Part 4 Part 5 The documentary above closes with the news that the Buddha Boy had disappeared.  A week or so... More »

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Readiness to Love

Posted on Mar 16th, 2008 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

  "One must have at least a readiness to love the other person, broadly speaking, if one is to be able to understand him" (Rollo May, 1958). How does one understand another, but by standing... More »

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Krishnamurti in Dialogue with Chogyam Trungpa

Posted on Feb 25th, 2008 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

Part 1.   What is Meditation? Part 2.   What is Meditation? Order and disorder. Part 3.   What is Meditation?  Observing disorder without the "me." Continue here with Part 4 and Part 5 .

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Young Prince Siddhartha: A Buddhist Fable

Posted on Mar 17th, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

Now the grounds of the Palace of Shudhodana were vast without measure, so that a day's ride by horse would not carry one from the East Wall to the West, nor could the Southern Wall... More »

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Meeting Violence Where It Grows (Part 3)

Posted on Mar 8th, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

  BUDDHIST APPROACHES TO ANGER AND VIOLENCE             Because Buddhism is not a monolithic tradition, but rather a rich collection of schools of thought and praxis organized around the central insights of the Buddha Shakyamuni,... More »

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Meeting Violence Where It Grows (Part 1)

Posted on Mar 6th, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

Following on the theme of dealing with the problem of violence, which I think is implicit in Krishamurti's and Harris' critiques, I wanted to post some thoughts on cognitive therapeutic approaches to anger and aggression, situating them... More »

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