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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

Calming the Waters

December 11, 2018November 8, 2018 by Daniel Scharpenburg

Sailing beyond the winds of desire…

Categories Buddhism, Free, Meditation Tags calm, han shan, zen Leave a comment

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..?

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

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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Live In the Now

Live In the Now

Approaching anxiety with the aid of Stoic thought…

Finding a Balance Between Individualism and Connectedness in a Social Media World

Finding a Balance Between Individualism and Connectedness in a Social Media World

What does ‘being connected’ really mean?

Being a Brain

Being a Brain

A spiritual truth in the findings of neuroscience…

Photography as a Form of Mindfulness

Photography as a Form of Mindfulness

Photography and being more attentive to the world…

Understanding Christian Naturalism

Understanding Christian Naturalism

Interpreting Christianity within a naturalistic perspective…

Teach with Your Presence, Not Your Words

Teach with Your Presence, Not Your Words

Becoming a channel for love and wisdom…

The Thesis

The Thesis

Towards the feeling of belonging here…

Intellectual Scalpels and Emotional Hammers

Intellectual Scalpels and Emotional Hammers

Reflecting on the disconnect between intellect and emotions…

Past Articles

Classic SNS Articles

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…
Naturalism and the Search for Truth, Transcendence, and Meaning, with Tom Clark. SN Today #14

Naturalism and the Search for Truth, Transcendence, and Meaning, with Tom Clark. SN Today #14

Today we talk with Tom Clark about what transcendence means to a naturalist and many other fascinating topics.
AWESM: Ancient Wisdom for Everyone from Seneca & Marcus #1

AWESM: Ancient Wisdom for Everyone from Seneca & Marcus #1

On the importance of books and reading: The philosophers, poets, and playwrights of the ancient world have so very much to teach us…
Spirituality and Emotion

Spirituality and Emotion

The relationship of spirituality and emotion…

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Looking forward to 2013

Looking forward to 2013

Our Director shares some things about our organization and what’s ahead for the Society…
Reflections on the Winter Solstice

Reflections on the Winter Solstice

Holiday of the waxing light…?
Working Ritual with the Center, Pt 1

Working Ritual with the Center, Pt 1

B.T. Newberg explains aspects of naturalistic ritual – why create special time and space? Why propose new techniques? What is ‘Center’?…
Courage to Take a Different Path

Courage to Take a Different Path

Those who do find the courage to strike out on their own usually find they aren’t alone…

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