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Daniel Scharpenburg

The Story of Master Huineng

September 19, 2019 by Daniel Scharpenburg

A simple story from the early days of Zen Buddhism in China…

Categories Buddhism, Free, Philosophy/Wisdom 1 Comment

The Essence of Things

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 by Daniel Scharpenburg

Seeking to expand beyond the limits set by our preconceptions…

Categories Buddhism, Free, Uncategorized 2 Comments

Calming the Waters

December 11, 2018November 8, 2018 by Daniel Scharpenburg

Sailing beyond the winds of desire…

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Bodhidharma and Shen-kuang

September 13, 2018 by Daniel Scharpenburg

Prejudice can cutoff compassion, even with a great Buddhist…

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Hakuin and the Accusation

March 1, 2018 by Daniel Scharpenburg

“Is that so?” Hakuin asks.  Could we be so matter-of-fact about our fate..?

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Bodhicitta: The Mind of Awakening

February 3, 2018January 18, 2018 by Daniel Scharpenburg

Daniel writes about the awakening and more compassionate living…

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Experiences of Awakening

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 by Daniel Scharpenburg

“All at once we feel a sense of wakefulness.”  Daniel Sharpenburg reminds us that the experience of Enlightenment is possible…

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Basic Goodness

September 20, 2017September 14, 2017 by Daniel Scharpenburg

The teaching is quite simply that you are good enough…

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Endurance

Endurance

And you thought your winter was long…

Befriending Death, Embracing Life

Befriending Death, Embracing Life

Learning from the dying…

A Power Within?

A Power Within?

Giving shape to our life…

Spiritual Naturalism – As Its Own Tradition?

Spiritual Naturalism - As Its Own Tradition?

Becoming a spiritual tradition…

Sacred Work

Sacred Work

Finding our sacred work…

The Empathy Deficit

The Empathy Deficit

Finding the ability to empathize…

Mindless Musings on Mindfulness (or Mindful Musings on Mindlessness)

Mindless Musings on Mindfulness (or Mindful Musings on Mindlessness)

Dusting off a little Zen…

Response to “Can One Be Both A Naturalist and Postmodern?”

Response to "Can One Be Both A Naturalist and Postmodern?"

A response against postmodernism…

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Daily Fruit

Daily Fruit

Thomas Schenk, on his recent 60th birthday, writes about attention, intention, and the gift of life…
Why Compassion?

Why Compassion?

DT Strain on why he sees compassion as the foundation of a spiritual practice…
How to be a Stoic: An Interview with Massimo Pigliucci - SN Today #32

How to be a Stoic: An Interview with Massimo Pigliucci – SN Today #32

Professor Pigliucci discusses his new book and some finer points of Stoicism as a way of life…
The Soul of the Matter

The Soul of the Matter

A brief contemplation on the unfathomable depths of matter…

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Roots of SN, Part 5: Were Early Agricultural Peoples Naturalistic?

Roots of SN, Part 5: Were Early Agricultural Peoples Naturalistic?

A Neolithic development may have been crucial to naturalism… But were early humans naturalistic, or is “nature” a modern concept?
The Breath of Awen: Creativity as Spiritual Expression

The Breath of Awen: Creativity as Spiritual Expression

There is profound peace and satisfaction to be found in the creation of something that did not exist before you put your hands and mind to it…
Getting Local!

Getting Local!

How SNS plans to help develop more face-to-face interaction in 2020…
Welcome Message

Welcome Message

First time here? Welcome! Do you have a reason and evidence based view of the world, but seek a contemplative practice? People from many backgrounds are discovering spiritual naturalism…

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