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"Through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can't murder murder.Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can't establish truth.Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate.Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that…"Martin Luther King, "Where do ...>

Redeeming Betrayers


The Times Online has an interesting article this week about a movement within the Roman Catholic church to rehabilitate the popular image of Judas Iscariot, betrayer of Jesus. Many theologians apparently think that Judas has been unfairly maligned in Christian history. The drive for change seems ...>

Buddhist Board Game


When you think about it, most board games are about defeating other players, often by simulated combat or by amassing more wealth than everyone else. Chess, checkers, Monopoly, Stratego, Battleship, Sorry, Risk, The Game of Life, etc. . . It makes you wonder what sort of lessons we're teaching kids ...>

Dukkha on the Rise


According to a USA Today story carried by Yahoo News, "Unhappiness has risen in the past decade." In 2004 researchers at the University of Chicago surveyed a cross-section of Americans about their attitudes and compared the results to a similar study done in 1991. Contrary to their expectations, ...>

The Transient and Permanent in Buddhism


Buddhist blogs have really taken off over the past year or two, and one of the most interesting sites is Fraught with Peril, the self-described "Frankenstein's Monster of Nichiren Buddhism." On F.W.P. a number of different writers from a variety of backgrounds and sects all park their blogs, provid ...>