• Holiness and Emptiness

    March 25th, 2026Perspectives9 min

    Contributed by Raul Moncayo, Ph.D.Raul Moncayo, Ph.D. Most recently is the author of the book The Practice of Lacanian Psychoanalysis. He is a founding member

    Holiness and Emptiness
  • On Trashy Streets and Trashy Minds

    May 15th, 2024Perspectives7 min

    Inspired by Shantideva, the author of the eighth-century CE work The Way of the Bodhisattva, Greg Mileski reflects on his reaction to littering in his Perspective blog, “On Trashy Streets and Trashy Minds.”

    On Trashy Streets and Trashy Minds
  • Cambodian Buddhist Encounters

    March 15th, 2024Perspectives3 min

    Longtime SBCS member and Former President, Leo D. Lefebure, reflects upon a recent trip to Cambodia in late December 2023.

    Cambodian Buddhist Encounters
  • Star Wars as Buddhist-Christian Synthesis: Now, the Force

    November 9th, 2023Perspectives6 min

    In this three-part series, Dr. Kathy Lin explores Star Wars as Buddhist-Christian synthesis. We released one post in this series per week beginning in late October. If you haven’t already, we invite you to read all three!

    Star Wars as Buddhist-Christian Synthesis: Now, the Force
  • Star Wars as Buddhist-Christian Synthesis: How are the Jedi Christian?

    November 3rd, 2023Perspectives5 min

    In this three-part series, Dr. Kathy Lin explores Star Wars as Buddhist-Christian synthesis. We will release one post per week in this series beginning in late October.

    Star Wars as Buddhist-Christian Synthesis: How are the Jedi Christian?
  • Perspectives Series: Star Wars as Buddhist-Christian Synthesis

    October 24th, 2023Perspectives6 min

    In this three-part series, Dr. Kathy Lin explores Star Wars as Buddhist-Christian synthesis. We will release one post per week in this series beginning in late October.

    Perspectives Series: Star Wars as Buddhist-Christian Synthesis
  • Aging with the Buddha: Post #4, Ready to Let Go

    October 6th, 2023Perspectives5 min

    In this four-part series, a Christian seminary professor and scholar of Buddhism explains how the Buddha’s teaching has made him a keener observer of the human condition, particularly the aging process. The four posts of this blog series move through (1) the author’s academic study of Buddhism and love of basketball, (2) the story of Prince Siddhartha becoming the Buddha, (3) the Buddha’s teaching, and (4) what the author has learned from the Buddha about the human condition.

    Aging with the Buddha: Post #4, Ready to Let Go
  • Aging with the Buddha: Post #3, The Buddha’s Teaching

    September 29th, 2023Perspectives5 min

    A Christian seminary professor and scholar of Buddhism explains how the Buddha’s teaching has made him a keener observer of the human condition, particularly the aging process. The four posts of this blog series move through (1) the author’s academic study of Buddhism and love of basketball, (2) the story of Prince Siddhartha becoming the Buddha, (3) the Buddha’s teaching, and (4) what the author has learned from the Buddha about the human condition.

    Aging with the Buddha: Post #3, The Buddha's Teaching
  • Aging with the Buddha: Post #2, From Prince to Buddha

    September 20th, 2023Perspectives7 min

    A Christian seminary professor and scholar of Buddhism explains how the Buddha’s teaching has made him a keener observer of the human condition, particularly the aging process. The four posts of this blog series move through (1) the author’s academic study of Buddhism and love of basketball, (2) the story of Prince Siddhartha becoming the Buddha, (3) the Buddha’s teaching, and (4) what the author has learned from the Buddha about the human condition.

    Aging with the Buddha: Post #2, From Prince to Buddha
  • Aging with the Buddha: Observations from a Christian Seminary Professor and Scholar of Buddhism

    September 13th, 2023Perspectives5 min

    In this four-part blog series, a Christian seminary professor and scholar of Buddhism explains how the Buddha’s teaching has made him a keener observer of the human condition, particularly the aging process. The four posts of this blog series move through (1) the author’s academic study of Buddhism and love of basketball, (2) the story of Prince Siddhartha becoming the Buddha, (3) the Buddha’s teaching, and (4) what the author has learned from the Buddha about the human condition.

    Aging with the Buddha: Observations from a Christian Seminary Professor and Scholar of Buddhism