Skeptical Buddhism
asks how well we've understood what the Buddha taught, as we see him in our oldest versions of his talks. By going back to those ancient texts, and studying the culture of his time, can we get a more accurate sense of it?
@algernonwrites.bsky.social
Journalist in southern New Mexico, writer, citizen. ABQJournal.com DesertSageNM.substack.com Signal: Algernon.26
@jamiedcville.bsky.social
Ancient poet, musician, linux user, socialist, bibliophile. Charlottesville/RVA. Recovery. Dharma. Chaotic good. Funny haha. Blow up your TV. Free Palestine. https://lovedeathcville.com
@anarchistwizard.bsky.social
Real-life wizard pretending to be an anarchist. Daoist Occultist, Cascadian Loyalist, former MIC cog, Divine VII Offlaner My pronouns are comrade. Follow for a chance of magic nuggets.
@deeppolka.bsky.social
Concessions agent and popcorn supplier for the End Times. Ukraine stan. He/him/y'all. Skeets (or whatever they’re called) are casual on Fridays. Location: Bygawd, Texas. DM without permission = instant block. No bio = no follow. 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 Call me Tony.
@oldionus.bsky.social
Resident of the beautiful State of Oregon. Humanist and Rationalist. Secular Buddhist. Amateur pianist and clavichordist.
@crnunamaker.bsky.social
Mindfulness & meditation coach, writer, Sanskriteer, Palista, Early Buddhist, NVC-er. From California, living in Wales UK. Use early Buddhist teachings to understand the heart-mind, to create a better world internally and externally
@zen-gsd.bsky.social
@anapana-net.bsky.social
An account devoted to Anapana meditation – to “Healing our reactivity through a guided mindfulness practice” – and to related ideas. See my website for more at www.anapana.net
@dougsdharma.bsky.social
Hello! I'm Doug Smith, I run Doug's Dharma on YouTube and the Online Dharma Institute. I've also got a podcast "Diggin' the Dharma" with my friend Jon Aaron. PhD in philosophy.
@asitisnow.bsky.social
Meditation, philosophy, lucid dreaming You are prior to the idea 'I am'. Camp yourself there, prior to the words 'I am'. —Nisargadatta
@theinfinitemind.bsky.social
A curious mind exploring the nature of reality, consciousness, and the mysteries of the universe…and other random stuff.
@bryandaniellowe.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. of Religion @Princeton. Historian of Japanese religions (esp. 7th-9th c.) & Buddhism. Author of Ritualized Writing (UH Press, 2017). Unapologetic Boston sports fan.
@raymoishe.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Religious Studies at Northwestern University. Queer and Trans Studies of Contemporary Buddhism. Dissertation: “Sensual Materialities: Buddhist Art and Bodily Ethics in Queer and Trans Bangkok”
@anagarikaalara.bsky.social
Theravāda Buddhist commentary on current events 𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀲𑁄𑀢𑀕𑀸𑀫𑀺𑀦̇
@kingmob.bsky.social
Software guy. Trying to build tools for more efficient computing to help out the planet. Raised Jewish, pro-Palestine, now Buddhist. Really wish I knew how to get from now to a Star Trek/Culture-style future.
@thewalkingdharma.bsky.social
https://beacons.ai/thewalkingdharma A.k.a The Tarantula Hot zen coming from a canister Buddha of many titles but not a Buddhist
@henrywuau.bsky.social
ｳｰ ﾍﾝﾘｰ PhD student at ICPBS 国際仏教学大学院大学 Tokyo, originally from Australia. Working on Buddhist translations and commentaries between India and China esp. Kumārajīva. 鳩摩羅什を中心に、印中にまたがる翻訳文献や注釈書を研究しています。
@brunomshirley.com
Historian of Buddhism, political thought, and gender in medieval Sri Lanka. Kiwi in Heidelberg. Big fan of nice maps. He/Er/ඔහු/அவர்
@bernatfont.bsky.social
PhD in Buddhist Studies (Bristol). Dharma teacher. Jazz musician. Chiang Mai. www.dharma.cat
@jesslockephd.bsky.social
Philosophy, Buddhism, Baltimore. PhD at Emory, Associate Prof of Philosophy at Loyola University Maryland
@torimontrose.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at #FurmanUniversity Japanese and Global Buddhism, Buddhist education and modernization, new religious movements. Nature 🌲comedy nerd 🤓 dance parties 💃🏻podcasts 🎧 reformed pessimist 😌✨
@mcmullen.bsky.social
Research fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture and editor of the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. Follow @jjrs-nirc.bsky.social for journal and institute updates.
@djbuddha.bsky.social
teller of dad jokes, keeper of cats, president of America’s oldest Buddhist seminary, wrote the book on American Buddhism (literally) http://djbuddha.org
@aohsusometimesy.bsky.social
Medieval Chinese Buddhology. Textiness of texts: scriptures, canons, citations, anthologies. He/him/his.
@rhcraig.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Religion - Whitman College | South Asian Buddhism and American Buddhism | Religious Authority; Religion and Music; and Religious Experience. Book: Dancing in My Dreams (https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802878632/dancing-in-my-dreams/)
@elisafreschi.bsky.social
Sanskrit (and) philosophy. Permanently in beta phase. Blogging at http://elisafreschi.com and http://indianphilosophyblog.org. Articles at http://academia.edu Here to learn & share
@jennortegren.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Religion at Middlebury College; Hinduism, Islam in India, ethnography, gender, and class. Author of *Middle-Class Dharma: Women, Aspiration, and the Making of Contemporary Hinduism.* Most skeets sarcastic.
@joelbordeaux.bsky.social
Lecturer @UniUtrecht + Researcher @UniLeiden: Sanskrit + Bengali literature, Hinduism + court culture, tantra + yoga. Views = eel wriggling. He/him/hisn.
@kondamason.bsky.social
Black/Buddhist/Leftie/OrganicRegenerativeFarmer/ReverseMigrationToTheSouth
@thanissara.bsky.social
Dharma/meditation guide, author, poet, vegan–focused on countering empire's death spiral with revolutionary spirituality. For more in-depth writing, join me @https://thanissara.substack.com
@fmr-h.bsky.social
UCLA-ALC PhD | Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholar | Associate Editor, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review https://tricycle.org/author/franallohiggins/ buddhism, occult, philosophy, religion, science, language, art, music, and other nonsense 🇺🇸🇰🇷
@matthewhahn.com
Former prisoner. Dharma student. Union tradesman. Program facilitator for Mindful Prisons & Boundless Freedom Project. Sober since 2005. Hobbyist photographer. San Jose, CA. Kicked a divot out of Stalin’s grave. https://linktr.ee/MatthewHahn
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Raised on Coast Miwok land, longtime resident on Ramaytush Ohlone land, writer, climate person, feminist, wanderer. Just started a newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com.
@jamesishmaelford.bsky.social
Writer. Buddhism, Mahayana, Zen most of all. Christianity. Mystical traditions. Unitarian Universalism. Interfaith dialogue. jamesiford.substack.com https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Ishmael-Ford/author/B001JSACF0
@satyarobyn.bsky.social
Recovering striveaholic, going gently at https://satyarobyn.substack.com. Writer, Buddhist teacher, Internal Family Systems psychotherapist, eco-activist. Loves words, dogs & good chocolate. She/her.
@vincehorn.space
Palestinian-American-Buddhist 🌐 vincehorn.space 📍Swannanoa, NC, USA
@maiaduerr.bsky.social
writer, anthropologist, zen buddhist practitioner, engaged dharma, career alchemist. 📕 Work That Matters (2017, Parallax Press) Grateful to be a guest on Tewa homelands (Northern New Mexico). https://maiaduerr.substack.com/
@thetempleguy.bsky.social
Pilgrim, independent scholar of Buddhism, temple aficionado, veg, humanist, co-dweller with 9 sentient beings (7 are large dogs). Born/raised in L.A. (Baby!), mostly in Asia since 1997: 5 yrs Japan, 11 China, 9+ Philippines (now). TempleTales.Substack.com
@cat-magic.bsky.social
Conscious Sand. Currently active. "Documentary filmmaker, comedian," bookworm & 'layabout.'-[working in an office 4now.-_-]IF ELECTED; BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS WILL REQUIRE A LICENSE.-NEXT TRACK; https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Po54tF4ljds&si=JTVBH9aPb4mX0NhV
@sobhana.bsky.social
Buddhist monastic, pali text enthusiast. Dhammānudhammapaṭipadāya buddhaṃ pujemi. My sangha: facebook.com/dhammadharini/ youtube.com/dhammadharinimonastery
@annieblanchard.bsky.social
Looking to build new friends. Quaker, old white person, have been active activist, looking to see what we all are going to do now. Mother of 3 grown men including Kief, Nick & Lucas - grandma to 4. Owned by 2 cats and a dog. NO DM's.
@exodesic.bsky.social
https://uic-es.academia.edu/DennisDollens Bioremedial Architectures. Metabolic Architectures. Autopoiesis. Secular Buddhism.