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A review of After Buddhism – focussing dharma for years to come
Winton Higgins reviews Stephen Batchelor's 2015 book After Buddhism, discussing the book's key themes and its contribution to the development of a secular dharma for our age.
Taking a second look at Radical Dharma through the lens of social class
Mike Slott discusses Radical Dharma, a book which proposes a radical approach to Buddhism. He argues that the book is valuable in several respects, but the authors fail to make social class a core part of their radical analysis.
A Review of Rick Heller’s ‘Secular Meditation’
Sylvie Vanasse, a member of the Beaches Sangha in Australia, discusses the different secular meditation practices in Rick Heller's book. She praises Heller for offering many practical exercises and his avoidance of supernatural jargon, but thinks that his insistence on the need to 'quiet our mind' minimizes the value of a recollective or reflective approach to meditation.
A review of Sam Harris’ ‘Waking Up – the illusory nature of the self’
Mark Knickelbine reviews Sam Harris' book, "Waking Up." He has a positive view of the book, but believes that Harris has painted too limited a view of the kind of contemplative practice which can help us awaken in the modern world.
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