Category Archives: Spirituality
US Army exploring meditation and yoga
In Trevor Legett’s excellent Zen and the Ways, he reproduces an ink painting of a tiger washing himself at the bottom of a waterfall that is crashing down onto his … Continue reading
People of Shambhala — religious minorities against Islamist violence
From People of Shambhala People of Shambhala is a new website dedicated to raising awareness of the discrimination, oppression, and violence suffered on a daily basis by minority religions around … Continue reading
President Obama’s 9/11 address: “we preserved our values, and our character.”
Something of a religious controversy had been brewing in the lead-up to the 911 commemorations. Former Deputy Mayor of New York Rudy Washington and some Christian groups were dismayed that … Continue reading
Crème de la culture, August: spotlight on Buddhism
I’ve been waiting for a good excuse to bring up Andrei Znamenski’s Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophesy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia. The coming exhibition of Buddhist art at New … Continue reading
