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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 Tags buddhism, zen 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 Tags buddhism, enlightenment, reality, zen 2 Comments

Bodhidharma and Shen-kuang

September 13, 2018 by Daniel Scharpenburg

Prejudice can cutoff compassion, even with a great Buddhist…

Categories Buddhism, Philosophy/Wisdom, Uncategorized Tags buddhism, stories, zen Leave a comment

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..?

Categories Buddhism, Free Tags buddhism, master, zen Leave a comment

Bodhicitta: The Mind of Awakening

February 3, 2018January 18, 2018 by Daniel Scharpenburg

Daniel writes about the awakening and more compassionate living…

Categories Buddhism, Compassion, Free, Philosophy/Wisdom Tags bodhicitta, bodhisattva, buddhism, shantideva Leave a comment

Basic Goodness

September 20, 2017September 14, 2017 by Daniel Scharpenburg

The teaching is quite simply that you are good enough…

Categories Buddhism, Free, Philosophy/Wisdom Tags basic goodness, buddha nature, buddhism, chogyam trungpa Leave a comment

The Eyes of Compassion – SN Today #17

February 1, 2017 by SNS Podcast

We talk and write of compassion a lot in the Society, but what exactly do we mean by compassion?

Categories Free, Podcast Tags buddhism, compassion, stocism 1 Comment

Buddhism and Naturalism

February 18, 2019September 3, 2015 by Jay N. Forrest

Jay Forrest discusses integrating the benefits of Buddhism with the insights of modern neuroscience for the naturalist…

Categories Free Tags buddhism 2 Comments

Contemplating Impermanence

June 8, 2016February 26, 2015 by Jeremy Mattocks
Newspaper decomposing in the grass

Zen teacher Poep Sa Frank Jude Boccio: Once you accept the reality of impermanence, you can relax and celebrate life…

Categories Free Tags buddha, buddhism, consciousness, death, impermanence, zen 1 Comment
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New SNS Articles

Can You Love Nature?

Can You Love Nature?

Exploring our unreciprocated love of nature…

A.I.: Avoiding Insanity

A.I.: Avoiding Insanity

The importance of genuine human interaction…

Spiritual Journaling

Spiritual Journaling

Leigh concludes her three article series on journaling…

Opus 100: My View of Spiritual Naturalism

Opus 100: My View of Spiritual Naturalism

A look back at some key articles on spiritual naturalism…

Reflections on Food Ethics

Reflections on Food Ethics

Considering what we eat…

Fast is Slow—Slow is Fast.

Fast is Slow—Slow is Fast.

Turning from the busyness of life, to the deepest business of life…

What Spiritual Naturalism Means to Me

What Spiritual Naturalism Means to Me

A second in our series of articles on how people view Spiritual Naturalism…

Subjectivity?

Subjectivity?

Toward the fullness of the Void…

Past Articles

Classic SNS Articles

Stroke of Luck

Stroke of Luck

A brief contemplation on the privilege of existence…
Supernatural Free Problem Solving

Supernatural Free Problem Solving

It’s amazing how much easier problem solving is when you take a supernatural-free approach.
What is Spiritual Transformation? (Pt 1 of 2)

What is Spiritual Transformation? (Pt 1 of 2)

The purpose of a spiritual practice is happiness through self-transformation. But what does transformation mean within a naturalistic view?
Book Review: Waking Up, by Sam Harris

Book Review: Waking Up, by Sam Harris

Coming this September, Sam Harris’ new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice. Here’s our review…

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Roots of SN, Part 7: Was Archaic Greece Naturalistic?

Roots of SN, Part 7: Was Archaic Greece Naturalistic?

Other civilizations laid the crucial building blocks, but what made Greece so ripe for the rise of naturalism?
Loving-kindness as a Spiritual Practice

Loving-kindness as a Spiritual Practice

The basis of many spiritual traditions is said to be love, but love is a heavily misused word…
The Storyteller's Torch

The Storyteller’s Torch

The power of great stories…
What is Naturalistic Paganism?

What is Naturalistic Paganism?

An updated overview of the Pagan tradition from a naturalistic perspective, by SNS Director, B.T. Newberg…

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