Hun Lye is the founder and president of Urban Dharma, a Buddhist center in the heart of downtown Asheville. Hun and I met several years ago when we were both …
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Multifaith Mashup: Birds
I’m pretty sure I’m sensing signs of spring. It’s possible that I have talked myself into it after writing three recent posts about various celebrations of …
Multifaith Mashup: Matters of the Heart
For about 20 years of my adult life, I cared not a whit, about the heart. Part of my Ph.D. training was in neuroscience, so I cared almost entirely about the …
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Multifaith Mashup: Hypocrites and their Hypocrisy
No one likes a hypocrite. Even Jesus goes on a bit of a tirade about it according to the Gospel of Matthew. As it turns out, other religions aren’t big fans of …
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Weekend Bells
"Bells" was apparently my theme for the weekend. On Friday night, my family and I rode the Polar Express. Everyone boards the train in pajamas, Polar Express by …
Multifaith Mashup: December Saints
I’m thinking today about saints. Today, December 12, marks exactly one week since the death of Nelson Mandela, a man many have called a modern-day saint. It …
Rohatsu: A Celebration of the Buddha’s Enlightenment
On Saturday, in the midst of my afternoon Christmas shopping, I took a break and attended a lovely Zen Buddhist ceremony for Rohatsu. Never heard of that …
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Multifaith Mashup: Unlikely Friends
I had an interesting Facebook exchange this week. My growing-up neighbor posted a meme that said, “You never forget the neighborhood kids you grew up with.” I …