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Understanding Consciousness

A presentation by DT Strain for Jade Buddha Temple

Houston, Texas – September 3, 2017

In this Dharma Talk, SNS Executive Director Daniel Strain presents various scientific approaches to consciousness and compares them with Buddhist thought…

 

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Virtue?

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Simulated Worlds and Natural Deities

Stimulating theology with simulation…

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Visiting our inner Pantheon…

Mindful Journaling 

Mindful Journaling 

Journal writing as a form of mindfulness…

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Of Gold and Jewels

Thoughts on an alchemist’s quest…

Reflections on the Winter Solstice

Reflections on the Winter Solstice

Holiday of the waxing light…?

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What is Soul? What is Spirit?

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Losing Beliefs and Finding Faith

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Natural Grace

Exploring the concept of what grace means to a naturalist…

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The Purpose of Emotion

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What emotion does for the living whole…
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Living with the Ambiguity of the Modern World

Enjoying life’s big questions…
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Spirituality and Aging

The challenge of watching those we love near the ends…

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