welcome, friends, to january’s edition of a buddhist carnival. like last time, i’ll divide it into two parts, just to make it a bit easier to read. let’s start with fellow therapist wayne c. allen, who talks about non-duality at the phoenix centre blog. non-duality … is about loosening one’s grip on “one note being”.… Continue reading a buddhist carnival – 3rd edition, part 1
Category: interesting books
identity guilt and oppression
i just spent a little time reading through joyce trebilcot’s dyke ideas, a “passionate and insightful contribution to lesbian philosophy.” seeing that a little while ago we had an interesting discussion on guilt here on this blog, her thoughts on “identity guilt” and “official guilt” were particularly interesting. what i here call identity guilt is… Continue reading identity guilt and oppression
carnival of eating disorders #12
hello and welcome to the last carnival of eating disorders for 2007. this time around, it’s a “pure” carnival – i’ve only included those submissions that talk directly and unmistakenly about eating disorders. i’ll invite the other submissions to participate in the progressive dinner carnival next month. (yes, i know, that’s a bit ironic, isn’t… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #12
anorexia and the six ways of the bodhisattva
on our somewhat eventful drive back from kelowna, i lost, for the second time, my copy of pema chodron’s the places that scare you. i think the little book fell out when i got out of the car after we had just ploughed into a snow bank in order to avoid a collision (don’t worry,… Continue reading anorexia and the six ways of the bodhisattva
a buddhist carnival – 2nd edition
dear reader friends, here is the new buddhist carnival. i feel very fortunate to do this service to the – buddhosphere? and dear blogger friends, thank you so much for all the excellent submissions to the buddhist carnival. in keeping with the suggestions in our first post featured here, i have decided to break the… Continue reading a buddhist carnival – 2nd edition
robert dziekanski’s death: excessive force or excited delirium?
police officer mo cho used to hope paramedics arrived at some scenes before he did. those were the “M-1s,” the calls involving mentally ill people. “i had no idea what to do,” cho said. that’s the beginning of an article by deedee correll “training helps cops deal with mentally ill“. did the RCMP at vancouver… Continue reading robert dziekanski’s death: excessive force or excited delirium?
a buddhist carnival – 1st edition!
this is really exciting – our first buddhist carnival! the plan is for this carnival to feature first and foremost articles that directly and specifically talk about buddhist practice, reflection and ideas. however, there will also be room for posts that may not explicitly mention buddhism but touch on concepts intrinsic to it. as adam… Continue reading a buddhist carnival – 1st edition!
the interpretation of dreams
108 years ago today, sigmund freud’s most significant work, the interpretation of dreams, was first published (it was later forward-dated to 1900). dreams, freud thought, were “the royal road to the unconscious”. chapter one of this book starts with these words: in the following pages, i shall demonstrate that there is a psychological technique which… Continue reading the interpretation of dreams
OMG – NaNoWriMo
this is a first, folks. more precisely, two firsts and probably one last. the first and the last: this is definitely the first time you’ve seen me say OMG here, and quite likely the last. it’s just not the kind of thing that makes me ROTFLMAO (okay, that was probably also the last time i… Continue reading OMG – NaNoWriMo
anorexia, appetites, and avoidance
gaining by aimee liu is a fascinating book. it’s about surviving anorexia and bulimia, and about and for survivors of these eating disorders. however, it’s so well written, and such a great mix of scientific information, journalism and autobiography, it would be a joy to read even for people who are not primarily interested in… Continue reading anorexia, appetites, and avoidance