Bodh Gaya

My dear friend Barry Fahrer took this stunning shot at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya. © Barry Fahrer 2019 Bodh Gaya is home to a direct descendant of the Bodhi Tree under which Shakyamuni Buddha attained enlightenment. Barry Fahrer is an excellent photographer and I look forward to sharing more of his photos of India, …

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Faith that Works

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do …

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Go ahead! Ask me anything!

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”  ― Albert Einstein I'm delighted to announce that I am now a Goodreads author! You can visit my Goodreads author page to: Read my bioRead my reviews of other authors' booksSee what I'm reading nowRead answers to my readers' questionsAsk …

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A request for my readers…

Dear readers, I sincerely thank everyone who purchased the ebook or paperback version of my book Faith without Labels: a Guide to Eclectic Spirituality! I hope that you enjoyed reading it and were encouraged to examine your spiritual and religious beliefs.  If you did, I would greatly appreciate it if you could leave a review on …

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Touch of Grey*

“It’s very simple. As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed at twenty-two, you’d always be as ignorant as you were at twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It’s growth. It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it’s also the positive that you understand you’re going to die, and …

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I died. Then I went to Starbucks.

“He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived.”  ― Franz Kafka On Saturday, March 2, Kadam Morten Clausen, Resident Teacher at at Kadampa Meditation Center New York City taught a couple hundred people, including yours truly, how to die. Oh, yeah! Those Buddhists sure know how to have a good time! As if …

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I’m giving my new book away for free!

I am delighted to announce that my book, Faith without Labels: a Guide to Eclectic Spirituality, is now available as a Kindle ebook! Faith without Labels: a Guide to Eclectic Spirituality is a self-help book and workbook designed to introduce spiritual “Seekers” to eclectic spirituality, "A highly individualized spiritual belief system composed of selected elements …

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