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Slicing and Dicing Buddhism
The whole is more than the sum of its parts
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Mel Pine
A Buddhist "What if..." about Our Wars
Thinking about them as a spiritually inspired contrarian
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Opening Our Birthday Present
Let's celebrate by unwrapping Mingyur Rinpoche's gifts
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Mel Pine
A Meditation on the Four Thoughts
Listen now | They have been called the Supreme Contemplation
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Mel Pine
29:23
Being One With Everything Is Not Being John Malkovich
It's shedding ego and recognizing the interconnectedness of all things
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Mel Pine
Learning from Caregiving
...or how an ice-water-circulating machine became my teacher
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Doctrine, Discipline, and Gnosis
Let's get back to basics
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9:19
The Self, the Ego, and the Group
And what they have to do with the election
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Mel Pine
The world of Silk Roads
A British Museum exhibition
Published on the softer gaze • 
What now? With the election behind us, here are five ways forward
If our goal is to protect and preserve our republic, chaos cannot be what we choose.
Published on Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism • 
One Buddhist's Reaction to Trump's Victory
Love, patience...and a vow to be peaceful, without hate, and fearless
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Mel Pine
Some Quotations for November 6, 2024
Wisdom from Buddhist master teachers
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Mel Pine
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