Leshan Buddha. From chinaclickgo.com I have recently co-authored a reader in Chinese Buddhist texts (Lock and Linebarger 2018) . The … Read More “Reading Chinese Buddhist Texts and Honouring Different Traditions”
I turned 68 a couple of months ago. That’s just two years short of 70, which to my ears sounds … Read More “Thinking about death and dying”
The central metaphor of Buddhism is that of a path – a path that leads from Samsara to Nirvana, and … Read More “Am I Making Progress?”
I’m going to tell a story. It’s a story that has been floating around in my head for years, perhaps … Read More “The Story of the Doctor”
Graham Lock I like meat. I like waking up in the morning to the sound and smell of sizzling bacon. … Read More “On trying not to eat animals”
Graham Lock Last December, I took part in an 8-day metta meditation retreat at the Hong Kong Insight Meditation Society’s … Read More “Musings on Mindfulness and Metta”
Graham Lock Having recently reviewed David Loy’s latest book, I wasn’t intending to talk about him again so soon. Nor … Read More “David Loy and Donald Trump”
Graham Lock As some people said they liked my review of David Loy’s book (well, two people actually), I thought … Read More “On Exploring Karma and Rebirth by Nagapriya”
Graham Lock I have recently finished David R. Loy’s latest book A New Buddhist Path: Enlightenment, Evolution and Ethics in … Read More “On Reading David Loy’s “A New Buddhist Path””
Graham Lock I have recently been studying the Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Marvelous Dharma (妙法蓮花經), usually called … Read More “My Difficulties with the Lotus Sutra”
