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Buddhism

I took refuge, aka became a Buddhist, in August 2011. I had been reading about Buddhism for over a decade before that. I also started practicing aspects of Buddhism, and writing about it on this blog way before I became an official Buddhist.
See also:

  • My specifically Buddhist blog: Contemporary Buddhism
  • Buddha’s World: general information about practice, philosophy and history of various Buddhist strands

Bodhicitta and Racism – meditating on equanimity

December 15th, 2014

The karma of institutions, corporations and organisations

December 4th, 2014

When your spiritual master dies

April 3rd, 2013

Shamanism, Buddhism, and Ayahuasca – hallucinogen and spirituality

March 8th, 2013

Meditation works – the happiness on button

December 13th, 2012

Karma and Reincarnation: optimism vs pessimism

October 22nd, 2012

What are you devoted to?

August 8th, 2012

Anatma, no Soul, Buddha Nature, Vedantins vs Buddhism

May 16th, 2012

Our experienced reality – aka Buddhism and The Secret

May 4th, 2012

How desire feeds on itself

March 29th, 2012

The 3 basics of the path: ethics, concentration and wisdom

March 6th, 2012

Ritual as part of a spiritual practice: Tibetan Buddhism

December 28th, 2011

Giving yourself permission to rejoice in what’s good…

December 25th, 2011

Best Buddhist Blogs

October 17th, 2011

Becoming awake for others: Bodhicitta or the Bodhisattva Motivation

October 4th, 2011

No more reincarnation… intermediate scope motivation in Mahayana Buddhism

September 19th, 2011

My Buddhism for today, why I choose only ONE lineage…

September 8th, 2011

Tibetan Buddhism and Lam Rim

September 7th, 2011

Gratitude meditation – thanking our teachers

September 6th, 2011

Beginners motivation in Mahayana Buddhism

August 31st, 2011

Between drowsiness and distraction: meditation and certainty

August 29th, 2011

Shunryu Suzuki Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind give away

December 14th, 2010

The present and future of Buddhism – plus a contest :)

November 8th, 2010

Chocolate Frosting and Garbage, Thubten Chodron Buddhist quote

July 14th, 2010

NDE, Buddha on karma, Zen Buddhism books

June 4th, 2010

Buddha on Good and Bad Karma (quotes and explanation)

May 13th, 2010

What’s the goal of the spiritual path?

April 15th, 2010

Being halfway a Buddhist – what’s a real Buddhist?

September 28th, 2009

Did Buddhism win the best Religion of the world award?

July 24th, 2009

Osel Hita Torres – aka Lama Osel goes on to make movies

June 15th, 2009

Work as those who are ambitious…

April 13th, 2009

The Dalai Lama – a peaceful response to violence

March 10th, 2009

Generosity and detachment – spiritual virtue no. 5

February 10th, 2009

Spiritual virtues / values / norms: perspective on alternative spirituality

February 2nd, 2009

Online marketing and the ego

January 19th, 2009

Good karma and money

November 24th, 2008

Karma and right action

November 18th, 2008

Karma and Time

November 17th, 2008

Group Karma and the Economic Crunch

November 13th, 2008

In the sky there is no distinction of ‘East’ and ‘West’…

September 22nd, 2008

Spiritual Growth and Sunyata

September 4th, 2008

Samsara, Nirvana and Sunyata

September 3rd, 2008

To my Buddhist (and semi-Buddhist) readers

September 2nd, 2008
Katinka Hesselink
Katinka Hesselink

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Topics I blog about

  • Books (4)
  • Buddhism (43)
    • Tibetan Buddhism (18)
  • Christianity (11)
  • Ethics and Morality (12)
  • Gender (6)
  • Hinduism, Yoga and India (24)
  • Islam and Sufism (5)
  • Karma and Reincarnation (23)
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