211 – Book Review – Kosho Uchiyama’s “Opening the Hand of Thought”

211 – Book Review – Kosho Uchiyama’s “Opening the Hand of Thought”

Uchiyama Roshi’s Opening the Hand of Thought is a great book for the beginner as well as the advanced practitioner of Zen. Uchiyama manages to balance philosophical discussion of the most challenging Zen topics – the nature of zazen, and awakening to universal self – with a compassionate, down-to-earth, creative (and sometimes humorous) style that makes you think, “I just might get it this time!”

92.5 – Book Review: Why Buddhism Is True

92.5 – Book Review: Why Buddhism Is True

I review Robert Wright’s Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment. While it’s not necessary to know the “why” of things in order for Buddhist practice to be effective (and it can actually be a distraction), sometimes it can help us gain additional freedom from our subjective experiences.

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