Francisco Varela was an innovative thinker and researcher as well as a pioneer in the present dialog between science and Buddhism. In this essay, I will first speak briefly about some of Francisco's contributions to the world at large and then relate a few vivid moments from my own interactio...
The doctrine of impermanence in early Buddhism can be studied in four different but interrelated contexts: The context of empiricism; The context of conditioned/constituted objects; The context of causes and conditions: Dependent arising; The practical context of suffering and emancipation. 2.1.1. The...
In antiquity, reason was regarded as cosmic and represented as a generalization of the real world, a synonym for universal law. Conversely, during the Middle Ages consciousness was regarded as a principle superior to the world, as god, who existed before nature and created it out of nothing....
Structured around a daily routine of Passion imitation, the Life of Elizabeth of Spalbeek presents self-mortification as a means of recognizing the fundamental significance of embodiment to understanding the world and one's place in it. It encourages the reader to reflect on the relationship between...