The Dharmafarers

An inspired re-look at the Buddha’s Example and Teachings

These weekly reflections are mostly inspirational by nature. Occasionally, Piya Tan writes open, reflective critiques of the social and religious realities of Buddhism today. The language here are likely to be free-ranging, and the ideas sometimes challenging.

• Chinua Achebe (R294 130529)

• Free Buddhism (R292 130515)

• Why Guanyin appears female (R291 130508)

• Breaking free (R286 130403)

• Best mantras (R284 130320)

• Meditation on Consciousness (R283 130313)

• Quest for meaning (R281 130227)

• Talking meditation (R279 130213)

• Who, what, why, how (R277 130123)

• Time & Being (R273 130102)

• Canaletto dreaming (R272 121226)

• Renewal Day (R271 121219)

• Dord (R270 121212)

• If I were a hammer(R269 121205)

• Mind, the 3 words (R263 121024)

• No views frees (R255 120829)

• Closer to God (R253 120815)

• Does a layman arhat die on the same day? (R252 120808)

• Dangerous knowledge (RB 55 120613)

• Buddhism for life (RB 54 120606)

• Like God (RB 53 120509)

• Vesak Baby (RB 52 120502)

• Farewell brother (RB 51 120418)

• The Lone Buddhists (RB 50 120404)

• Asking the Right Questions (RB 49 120321)

• Buddhism Sets You Free (RB 48 120118)

• Necessity of Right Livelihood (RB 47 111228)

• Duties of the Rich (RB 46 111221)

• Unsatisfactory Religions (RB 45 111207)

• We are not born human (RB 44 111130)

• Time for “monks” to pay income tax? (RB 43 111123)

• Buddhas die if we worship them (RB 42 110721)

• To be Bodhisattva, be an arhat first(RB41 110724)

• Better change ourselves, than change religion(RB 40 110706)

• Mad about meditation(RB 39 110608)

• How to end the world–really (RB 38 110601)

• The four refuges (RB 37 110405)

• Buddhist questions (RB 36 110427)

• Why monks wear robes (RB 35 110413)

• Qingming (“Clear and Bright”) (RB 34 110330)

• Why monks wear robes (RB 33 110223)

• Words are drugs (RB 32 110105)

• A Truly Buddhist Christmas? (RB 31 101229)

• Buddhism without words (RB 30 101201)

• Buddhism For Dummies (RB 29 101020)

• How Religions Learn (RB 28 101013)

• Meditation has no name (RB 27 100920)

• My Influence on the Buddha (RB 26 100901)

• Poetry in Prose (RB 25 100825)

• Buddhism Rises in the West (RB 24 100818)

• Good from Bad (RB 23 100811)

• Aliens and UFOs in Buddhism (RB 22 100728)

• Buddhism Inc (RB 21 100721)

• Spiritual friendship (RB 20 100714)

• Global Buddhism (RB 19 100630)

• Good Heavens (RB 18 100519)

• What the Buddha really looks like (RB 17 100512)

• What Does the Buddha Mean ? (RB 16 100428)

• The truth is in how you breathe (RB 15 100324)

• You have to be somebody before you can be nobody (RB 14 100317)

• Ill will & Meditation (RB 13 100310)

• Desire (RB 12 100303)

• Your Mind: use it or lose it (RB 11 102024)

• Why the Suttas Repeat Themselves (RB 10 100217)

• Mental Slavery (RB9 100106)

• Vimalakirti’s Illness (RB8 091202)

• Has Maitreya Come? (RB7 091118)

• Bhikkhuni Sangha Revived (RB6)

• Unsubscribe (RB5 091104)

• Are Bodhisattvas Selfish? (RB4)

• Who are the Hungry Ghosts? (RB3 090826)

• Becoming Humans: it’s easier than you think (RB2 090812)

• Modern monastics? (RB1 090729)

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