Beyond Buddhism
Buddhism is a dead religion. That is, if you practice it as a religion. If you don’t practice it as a religion, but as a journey to explore the infinite … Continue reading
Post-Buddhism: Nikaya and Mahayana Contrasts in Dharma
All the study and reflection I have done in early Buddhism and the recent study I’ve done in the Mahayana broke through to a new level of understanding. What was the … Continue reading
Post-Buddhism: Dharma as a Heuristic Device
Editor: The following post is an attempt to sketch out a post-modern use of the dharma that is not religious, or even “spiritual.”( It’s a rough sketch, so expect lots of … Continue reading
Post-Buddhism: Hipster Buddhism?
Ok, let’s take on what might be considered a legitimate critique: isn’t Post-Buddhism (as I’ve described it so far) just “Hipster Buddhism”? Well folks, Hipsterism is a style, a fashion … Continue reading
Post-Buddhism: Networked Dharma is Swarming
I should make it clear to my readers that I am a sociologist, not a philosopher or a Buddhologist. I don’t read or translate Pali or sanskrit. So I tend … Continue reading
Post-Buddhism: The Adbusters Sutra
Post-Buddhism needs some new sutras to illuminate the experience of the dharma in the 21st century. When I want to awaken with a start to the truths of my sensory experience, … Continue reading
Post-Buddhism: No Grand Narrative
One non-Buddhist writer (I can’t remember who) described the Buddha as “a pre-modern post-modernist.” Buddha’s method of inquiry was one of relentless deconstruction. His teachings deconstruct experience, physical and mental phenomena, religious … Continue reading
Post-Buddhism: No Religion
Buddhists teachers will often say that Buddhism is not a religion. But when you enter a temple or join a sangha, what you are confronted with is something that looks … Continue reading
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