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Dave Smith’s interview with Mike Slott on Secular Buddhism & SBN
Dave Smith discussed the current status of secular Buddhism, the notions of secularity and spirituality, and the development of the Secular Buddhist Network with SBN Editor Mike Slott.
Two New Books from Tuwhiri
Tuwhiri, the secular Buddhist publishing imprint, has two new books coming out: The Secular Path to Well-Being, by Jeffrey Fracher, and Living Life on Life's Terms, by Stephen Batchelor, Martine Batchelor, and Bernat Font.
What is Secular Buddhism?
Carmel Shalev offers a definition of secular Buddhism which emphasizes mindfulness, the ethic of care, and the flourishing of all sentient life.
We’re All Downstream
Noah Rasheta discusses how Buddhism has evolved, his view of the term "secular Buddhism", and a new offering on his website, eightfoldpath.com.
A practitioner’s journey to secular Buddhism: John
John Clinton Bradley moved away from a conservative form of Christianity to embrace a combination of humanistic Christianity and secular Buddhism.
Living life on life's terms
Tuwhiri’s next book: ‘Living life on life’s terms’
Tuwhiri, the secular Buddhist publishing imprint, will shortly be publishing ‘Living life on life’s terms: turning the wheel of secular dharma’ by Stephen Batchelor, Martine Batchelor and Bernat Font.
Ezra Klein Interviews Stephen Batchelor on “What is this?”
Ezra Klein, a New York Times columnist, interviewed Stephen Batchelor. They discussed the Seon Buddhist meditation practice of What is this? and Batchelor's reframing of the Four Noble Truths as four tasks.
News from Tuwhiri, a secular Buddhist publishing imprint
Tuwhiri – books for secular Buddhists
Ramsey Margolis discusses Tuwhiri’s future offerings of secular Buddhist books, and encourages people – wherever you are in the world – to get involved.
Secular Buddhism and Mindfulness Based Ethical Living
Mike Slott discusses the relationship between a secular approach to the dharma and Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL).
Goodbye to the historical Buddha?
Bernat Font discusses the controversy over whether the Buddha can be considered a historical figure.
Stephen Batchelor’s Dharma Talk on Mindfulness of the Body, and a Few Reflections
Karsten Struhl discusses a recent dharma talk by Stephen Batchelor on mindfulness of the body at the Community Meditation Center in New York City.
Stephen Batchelor on Secular Dharma
In a chapter from his new book, Buddha, Socrates, and Us, Stephen Batchelor presents the core elements of a secular approach to the dharma.
Stephen Batchelor on his New Book: Buddha, Socrates, and Us
Tom Cummings reports on a talk by Stephen Batchelor on his new book, Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times.
Rediscovering the Core Cause of Human Suffering
Vince Cavuoto asserts that the Buddha's key discovery was to uncover the conditional root of suffering in the appropriation of the five aggregates as "I, me, mine."
How Secular Buddhists Can Contribute to Movements for Social Change
Mike Slott discusses the ways in which a secular approach to the dharma offers important resources to political activists.