A blog on Engaged Buddhism by Vince Cavuoto

Daily Archives: 12/11/2014

The three poisons institutionalised by David Loy

Thoughts on an Engaged Buddhist Response to Climate Change by Gerald Frape

Thoughts on an Engaged Buddhist Response to Climate Change Buddha’s unique insight of dependent origination is a universal ecology of cause-effect relationships between all phenomena and is critical to reversing the factors contributing to dangerous climate change. The notion that all things and situations arise out of multiple causes and conditions shows the delusion of […]

Metta Meditation for Refugees by Gerald Frape

Metta Meditation for Refugees Metta is Pali word often translated as ‘loving kindness’ or goodwill towards others. It’s a meditation practice where we generate feelings of kindness and goodwill to other people and beings. Because we are deliberately generating these feelings Metta differs from other forms of meditation – such as simply observing whatever arises. […]

Denying death (Non fiction) by Gerald Frape

Denying Death (Non-Fiction): Gerald Frape (VTAC 44050789 G) Woody Allen once joked that he wasn’t afraid of death – he just didn’t want to be there when it happened. Preempting Woody by 2300 years, Greek philosopher Epicurus assured us that where death is, we’re not. The thought of dying terrifies most people. Sigmund Freud – […]