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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.
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.
Mindfulness-Based Ethical Living (MBEL): A Pilot Course and a Budding Community
Carmel Shalev and Ayda Duroux, the co-facilitators of a new course on Mindfulness-Based Ethical Living (MBEL), discuss the content of the course and what participants learned.
A Secular Practitioner’s Notes on MBEL
Anne-Laure Brousseau discusses her experiences as a participant in a new course on Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL).
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).
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."
A core concept of secular Buddhism: the four tasks
The core teachings and insights of Gotama are not ‘truths’ to be believed but a ‘fourfold’ task to help us live our lives in a mindful and compassionate way.
What am I Cultivating?
Marc Symons discusses how a meditation practice centered on "What am I cultivating?" helps us to discover any reactivity that is arising and brings us in touch with core teachings of Gotama.
Stephen Batchelor and Gil Fronsdal Discuss “Buddha, Socrates, and Us”
Stephen Batchelor and Gil Fronsdal met on July 29 for a 90-minute online conversation to explore the themes of Stephen’s upcoming book, Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times.
MBEL Pilot Course to Begin in September
A ten week, online course on Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL) will be offered beginning in September 2025.
Stephen Batchelor: books, articles, and interviews
Stephen Batchelor's books, articles, and dharma talks have offered a compelling vision of a secular dharma based on individual transformation and creating a “culture of awareness” in this world.
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