Tag: Buddhism

• What Is Vipassana?

  What is Vipassana, and how does it compare with the Yogas? This piece situates Vipassana within Buddhism as an insight discipline—training observation and equanimity—then contrasts it with Raja (concentration), Bhakti (devotion), Karma (action), and Jnana (inquiry). It outlines method, aims, and practical benefits, notes where Hatha/Tantra support practice, and offers beginner pointers without giving away…

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  September 25, 2025

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  Buddhism, culture, Health, india, Meditation, mental health, mindfulness, New Zealand, religion, spirituality, United States, vipassana, yoga

• On Aging, Death and Dying

  I haven’t been writing much lately. It seems that the words have died, that there is a dearth of meaningful emotions, of consciousness. In exchange, and as a compensation for that lack, I have experienced a slew of defensive strategies unfolding in my psyche, pushed into the external world. The psyche, it seemed, went round doing the…

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  February 10, 2011

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  Buddhism, death, Dissociation, Emotion, Health, mental health, philosophy, psychology