ThePracticalBuddhist.com
So many who strive to follow the Buddhist path experience barriers that frustrate their progress. I have walked the path of Buddhism for more than 15 years now and have certainly experienced my share of barriers. But along the way, I have had the good fortune to have had some powerful teachers who opened many gates for me.
In my books and on this website's blog, I seek to share that learning and practical experience with others. My goal is to make the path more accessible by breaking out of the dogma of much Buddhist teaching to remove the barriers, combining a fresh take on aspects of the Buddha dharma with a practical perspective based on years of experience.
In my books and on this website's blog, I seek to share that learning and practical experience with others. My goal is to make the path more accessible by breaking out of the dogma of much Buddhist teaching to remove the barriers, combining a fresh take on aspects of the Buddha dharma with a practical perspective based on years of experience.
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Preserving American Values
Our nation stands under attack … not from without, but from within. Both our politics and our culture have been corrupted. Our culture caters to the worst aspects of capitalism with ethics and concern for the common good falling to the demands of greed and competition. Our politics are ever more polarized. This blog contains commentary from a spiritual, not religious, principled perspective, with relevant support from our founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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Raising a Happy Child
The myth of childhood is that it is a happy, carefree time. But typically it is neither carefree nor happy; it is fraught with insecurity. Raising a Happy Child seeks to change this fact of human development. It seeks nothing less than to fundamentally alter the quality of the relationship between parents and children, and thus change the way children relate to themselves and the world around them.
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We Still Hold These Truths
"The presidential election has the potential to be one of the most important in decades. Every fundamental question of national values and national policy is up for debate -- or should be … . Ron Hirsch's "We Still Hold These Truths" is a systematic and serious effort to make that debate as clear and valuable as it can be. Agree or disagree with his specific conclusions, the questions he is asking are the right ones for the public this year."
- James Fallows, The Atlantic, National Correspondent
The message of We Still Hold These Truths is even more urgent now than when it was written in 2004. Goaded by Republican demagoguery and caught in an economic malaise, a fierce anger has arisen among much of the public against the Democrat’s progressive agenda, encouraging radical Republicans in Congress and state legislatures to destroy much of the progressive framework enacted by government during the past 100 years.
We Still Hold These Truths
"The presidential election has the potential to be one of the most important in decades. Every fundamental question of national values and national policy is up for debate -- or should be … . Ron Hirsch's "We Still Hold These Truths" is a systematic and serious effort to make that debate as clear and valuable as it can be. Agree or disagree with his specific conclusions, the questions he is asking are the right ones for the public this year."
- James Fallows, The Atlantic, National Correspondent
The message of We Still Hold These Truths is even more urgent now than when it was written in 2004. Goaded by Republican demagoguery and caught in an economic malaise, a fierce anger has arisen among much of the public against the Democrat’s progressive agenda, encouraging radical Republicans in Congress and state legislatures to destroy much of the progressive framework enacted by government during the past 100 years.
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American Solidarity
An organization of people of all faiths, colors, walks of life, political parties, genders and sexual orientations created in the aftermath of the 2016 election and dedicated to bringing to life the promise of the Declaration of Independence of the equality of all and the right of all to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and affirming the Declaration's premise that governments are instituted to secure those rights. It's tools will include massive, non-violent, dignified rallies in the spirit of Gandhi and MLK, held across the country in every state to show the people's solidarity with all those who are being threatened with attack.
American Solidarity
An organization of people of all faiths, colors, walks of life, political parties, genders and sexual orientations created in the aftermath of the 2016 election and dedicated to bringing to life the promise of the Declaration of Independence of the equality of all and the right of all to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and affirming the Declaration's premise that governments are instituted to secure those rights. It's tools will include massive, non-violent, dignified rallies in the spirit of Gandhi and MLK, held across the country in every state to show the people's solidarity with all those who are being threatened with attack.
