Sshhhhksshhh! If your birth year starts with “19” you’re probably familiar with this iconic sound. It’s the soft hiss of channel 3 on a CRT TV before you fire up your retro gaming console of choice. For those of you born in this century, before HDMI cables, you had to…
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NFTs and Non-Attachment: From Digital Monkeys to Buddhist Monks
The NFT art fad has come and gone. Leaving some savvy early adopters with their pockets lined with gold and others holding the bag. While some people may have been separated from their hard earned dollars, they are now rich in knowledge about the Buddhist concept of non-attachment, dependent origination…
Video Games
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Karma and KOTOR: What Video Games Can Teach You About Buddhist Karma
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, also known simply as “KOTOR”, is the most popular Star Wars game of all time and is in the running for one of the most popular video games of all time of any genre. It’s a cult classic that’s beloved for it’s eclectic…
Film and TV
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What The Matrix Did and Didn’t Teach You About Buddhist Truths
Keanu Reeves is a Buddha. Well, not really, but he did play one on TV! Reeves played Prince Siddhartha in the 1993 film “Little Buddha” and the film he’s most know for, “The Matrix“, is littered with metaphors for Buddhist teachings. In one of the most famous scenes in the…
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Buddhist Interdependence in MLK’s Iconic ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’
Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most well know human rights activists in American History. While he wasn’t a Buddhist many Buddhist beliefs and principles can be found in his writings and speeches. King’s rhetoric was strongly influenced by nonviolence and compassion. One of his most famous works…