By Brent Huffman In Afghanistan, a Chinese mining company threatens to destroy the remains of an ancient Buddhist city, which archaeologists are now racing to excavate. Continue Reading »
Kannonji offers daily meditations with people from all over the planet @ 7am 1pm and 9pm PDT. In addition there are Meditations on Friday and Saturday at 11pm PDT. To teleport to Kannonji in ... Continue Reading »
I have come a long way from the life I had in the late ’90s, when, flush with cash from an Internet start-up sale, I had a giant house crammed with stuff — ... Continue Reading »
Many people believe that it is not necessary to learn to control one’s own mind because they think they already have such control. Others, based on casual introspection and analysis of forces constantly impinging upon ... Continue Reading »
Iliveisl: "Last week i wrote about an apparent 200 private sim drop in a very short time period of two weeks whereas the overall last year decline was about an 800 sims. a sudden dip ... Continue Reading »
One of the things I did very early on in Second Life, was start looking for Buddhist sims. It was remarkable easy to find them, although sadly some of them (like Bodhi Island) ... Continue Reading »
Jessica Falcone, a Kansas State University researcher is studying how religion—particularly Buddhism—fits into new forms of virtual reality. "For the Buddhist groups in particular, it seems there is a real effort to replicate their real-life ... Continue Reading »
Kannonji offers daily meditations with people from all over the planet @ 7am 1pm and 9pm PDT. In addition there are Meditations on Friday and Saturday at 11pm PDT. Continue Reading »
NateDeMontigny, author of the Precious Metal blog, explains the online simulation program, Second Life. Turns out it actually supports his Buddhist practice — helping him to do real-world meditation, and to feel connected as a Buddhist practitioner ... Continue Reading »
Volunteers are the backbone of our location in Second Life®, sending out notices for events, leading meditations, hosting weekend live music and teachers, and much more. Without volunteers, we're just a bunch of ... Continue Reading »