The Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness Norman Fischer on why mindfulness is not always “right.”

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Karma believers may see it as friend to them, but foe to others | BPS A new paper identifies asymmetrical application of the idea of karma, which may reinforce some believers' own sense of virtue.

Karma believers may see it as friend to them, but foe to others
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Dalai Lama defies China by asserting ‘sole authority’ over succession ahead of 90th birthday Tibetan Buddhist leader claims control over reincarnation process contested by Beijing

"'The reincarnation of Dalai Lama must follow … China’s laws and regulations,' China’s foreign ministry said."

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Manvir Singh’s Shamanism

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Should holy relics be put up for sale? The market for sacred artefacts is an ethical minefield Sotheby’s has postponed its sale of gems linked to the remains of the Buddha, in a case that has sparked legal and moral debates

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The identity politics of many Muslims, and critics of Islam, are deeply corrosive | Kenan Malik Condemning them as ‘sectarian’ is only adding to the clamour that they have no place in the west

The identity politics of many Muslims, and critics of Islam, are deeply corrosive
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