Edward HornerMar 221 minTips for Camping in the RainI don't know anyone who likes to camp in a day-long rain. Without a few tips and hacks it can be a challenging day. Here's a few tips...
Edward HornerAug 24, 20203 minThe Human Energy VampireAn excerpt from our upcoming book Buddhism and the Nature of Work. Energy Vampires Earlier in this chapter, we spoke about theft. In...
Edward HornerJun 20, 20201 minStaying Human in the Digital AgeThis TEDx Talk by Thomas Hübl deals with the interaction between trauma and technology, what psychological and physiological price we pay...
Edward HornerJun 17, 20203 minBoyne River Valley HikeBoyne Valley Provincial Park is located a few miles north of Primrose, Ontario, about an hour and 15 minutes north of Toronto. One of the...
Edward HornerMar 7, 20193 minExperiences, Not Things, Improve With AgeExperiences, Not Things, Improve With Time When I purchased my first generation iPhone, I thought, “Man this is really something. It’s...
David Dale HolmesFeb 7, 20194 minDifferent Kinds of HappinessFrom an article on Buddhistdoor All living beings desire happiness and recoil from suffering. When the Buddha said he taught suffering...
Edward HornerJul 12, 20183 minThe Door that AwakensA short excerpt from My Buddhist Journal The Screen Door From time to time little things wake me up. This morning, I went to the Rooster...
Edward HornerJun 27, 20185 minRight SpeechThis is a brief section from our upcoming book Wisdom in Buddhism Right Speech (Pali – samma vaca) The third factor on the Eightfold Path...
Edward HornerJun 16, 20184 minAvoid IntoxicantsA short section from our upcoming book Wisdom in Buddhism Do not take Intoxicants Intoxicants have been with humanity for a very long...
Edward HornerMay 31, 20182 minBe a BystanderMaster Jingzong; English translation by Foyuan, edited by Jingxing Painting by Han Xi Shan A proverb says, “[In a chess game], bystanders...
Edward HornerMay 4, 20184 minFake NewsDo Not Believe Everything You Are Told Wisdom, to a large extent, is learning to see the world, not as we think it is, but to see it as...
Edward HornerApr 21, 20185 minWhen is my Number Up?This is a short excerpt from Death and Dying in Buddhism, a publication from Off the Dock, an imprint of Canadian Outdoor Press. It...
Edward HornerApr 7, 20184 minStaying Warm - Winter HikesThis is a short excerpt from The Family Camping Guide. While it’s true that most of us only go camping from June to early September, I...
Edward HornerApr 4, 20185 minThe Illusion of PermanenceThis delusion manifests in many forms. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same...
Edward HornerMar 28, 20183 minEmotional Stability and its Role in WisdomAn excerpt from our upcoming book Wisdom in Buddhism When we speak of wisdom and its role in public discourse, it’s rarely about an...
Edward HornerMar 15, 20189 minIs There a Universal Morality?We examine morality and ethics and how they relate to wisdom in Buddhism.
Edward HornerMar 8, 20183 minMorality, Ethics and Values and their role in WisdomA brief excerpt from our upcoming book Wisdom in Buddhism. The term, ’morality’ it would seem, is easily defined as that which concerns...
