Bright On Buddhism

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 132 - How do you balance romantic desire and the desire for companionship with non-attachment? Is romantic desire bad in Buddhism? What are the potential dangers of desire for partnership and companionship?
Resources: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.055.than.html
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At the time of recording, the list of people murdered by ICE includes -
Victor Manuel Díaz - no fundraiser link currently available
Geraldo Lunas - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-bring-their-father-home-for-goodbye
Luis Gustavo Nunez - https://www.gofundme.com/f/ayuda-para-regresar-a-mi-hermano-a-casa
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz - https://www.gofundme.com/f/luis-beltran-yanez-cruz
Heber Sanchez Dominguez - https://www.gofundme.com/f/heber-sanchez-dominguez
Parady La - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-parady-las-family-and-fight-ice-for-change
Keith Porter Jr. - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future
Alex Pretti - https://www.gofundme.com/f/alex-pretti-is-an-american-hero
Renee Good - donations currently paused
We can get through this. Our strongest weapon is solidarity. Stay strong and help where you can. Thank you.
Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].
Credits:
Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host
Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 131 - What is the third moral precept of Buddhism? What is its significance? How have interpretations of it changed over time?
Resources:
Keown, Damien (2013b), "Buddhist Ethics", in LaFollette, Hugh (ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Ethics, Blackwell Publishing, pp. 636–47, doi:10.1002/9781444367072.wbiee163, ISBN 978-1-4051-8641-4
Keown, Damien (2016b), Buddhism and Bioethics, Springer Nature, ISBN 978-1-349-23981-8
De Silva, Padmasiri (2016), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics in Buddhism, Springer Nature, ISBN 978-1-349-26772-9
Edelglass, William (2013), "Buddhist Ethics and Western Moral Philosophy" (PDF), in Emmanuel, Steven M. (ed.), A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy (1st ed.), Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 476–90, ISBN 978-0-470-65877-2, archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2015
Funayama, Tōru (2004), "The Acceptance of Buddhist Precepts by the Chinese in the Fifth Century", Journal of Asian History, 38 (2): 97–120, JSTOR 41933379
Seeger, M. (2010), "Theravāda Buddhism and Human Rights. Perspectives from Thai Buddhism" (PDF), in Meinert, Carmen; Zöllner, Hans-Bernd (eds.), Buddhist Approaches to Human Rights: Dissonances and Resonances, Transcript Verlag, pp. 63–92, ISBN 978-3-8376-1263-9
Keown, Damien (2012), "Are There Human Rights in Buddhism?", in Husted, Wayne R.; Keown, Damien; Prebish, Charles S. (eds.), Buddhism and Human Rights, Routledge, pp. 15–42, ISBN 978-1-136-60310-5
Keown, Damien (2013a), "Buddhism and Biomedical Issues" (PDF), in Emmanuel, Steven M. (ed.), A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy (1st ed.), Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 613–30, ISBN 978-0-470-65877-2, archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2015

At the time of recording, the list of people murdered by ICE includes -
Victor Manuel Díaz - no fundraiser link currently available
Geraldo Lunas - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-bring-their-father-home-for-goodbye
Luis Gustavo Nunez - https://www.gofundme.com/f/ayuda-para-regresar-a-mi-hermano-a-casa
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz - https://www.gofundme.com/f/luis-beltran-yanez-cruz
Heber Sanchez Dominguez - https://www.gofundme.com/f/heber-sanchez-dominguez
Parady La - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-parady-las-family-and-fight-ice-for-change
Keith Porter Jr. - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future
Alex Pretti - https://www.gofundme.com/f/alex-pretti-is-an-american-hero
Renee Good - donations currently paused
We can get through this. Our strongest weapon is solidarity. Stay strong and help where you can. Thank you.
Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].
Credits:
Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host
Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host

Bright on Buddhism - Research Project Series - Nishida Kitarō
Join me as I discuss the life and times of Nishida Kitarō, and his principle work, 善の研究 (Zen no Kenkyū) An Inquiry Into The Good.
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At the time of recording, the list of people murdered by ICE includes -
Victor Manuel Díaz - no fundraiser link currently available
Geraldo Lunas - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-bring-their-father-home-for-goodbye
Luis Gustavo Nunez - https://www.gofundme.com/f/ayuda-para-regresar-a-mi-hermano-a-casa
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz - https://www.gofundme.com/f/luis-beltran-yanez-cruz
Heber Sanchez Dominguez - https://www.gofundme.com/f/heber-sanchez-dominguez
Parady La - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-parady-las-family-and-fight-ice-for-change
Keith Porter Jr. - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future
Alex Pretti - https://www.gofundme.com/f/alex-pretti-is-an-american-hero
Renee Good - donations currently paused
We can get through this. Our strongest weapon is solidarity. Stay strong and help where you can. Thank you.
Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].
Credits:
Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host
Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host

Bright on Buddhism - Buddhish Episode 26 - Walk for Peace
Join us as we discuss the Walk for Peace going on in the Southeastern US.
If you like our show and want to support us financially, we ask that you instead send that support to a worthy cause.
In our previous charity throw we directed listeners to the GoFundMe for Kieth Porter, a man murdered by ICE earlier this year. Between posting that and recording this message, ICE has murdered more people. Unfortunately, there will be more in the near future. Changing our message for every victim of these fascist thugs is not logistically possible for us. Instead of directing to a specific person, we encourage listeners to donate to whichever ICE victim's fundraiser that has the least amount at the time you donate. If we can find them, we will have links to all of these fundraisers in the show notes.
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At the time of recording, the list of people murdered by ICE includes -
Victor Manuel Díaz - no fundraiser link currently available
Geraldo Lunas - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-bring-their-father-home-for-goodbye
Luis Gustavo Nunez - https://www.gofundme.com/f/ayuda-para-regresar-a-mi-hermano-a-casa
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz - https://www.gofundme.com/f/luis-beltran-yanez-cruz
Heber Sanchez Dominguez - https://www.gofundme.com/f/heber-sanchez-dominguez
Parady La - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-parady-las-family-and-fight-ice-for-change
Keith Porter Jr. - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future
Alex Pretti - https://www.gofundme.com/f/alex-pretti-is-an-american-hero
Renee Good - donations currently paused
We can get through this. Our strongest weapon is solidarity. Stay strong and help where you can. Thank you.
Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].
Credits:
Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host
Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 130 - Who is Budai? What are some stories about him? How is he depicted in iconography and why?
Resources:
Leighton, Taigen Dan (1998). Bodhisattva Archetypes: Classic Buddhist Guides to Awakening and Their Modern Expression. New York: Penguin Arkana. pp. 260–261.
Levine, Gregory (2007). Awakenings: Zen Figure Painting in Medieval Japan. Japan Society.
Faure, Bernard (1991). "Six: The Thaumaturge and Its Avatars (II)". The Rhetoric of Immediacy: A Cultural Critique of Chan/Zen Buddhism. Princeton University Press. p. 115. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1j666xp.11. ISBN 978-0-691-07374-3. JSTOR j.ctv1j666xp. S2CID 243553565. (also available at https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Rhetoric_of_Immediacy/sskkEAAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PA115)
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Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].
Credits:
Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host
Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host