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Give and You Shall Receive

Reginald A. Ray argues that far from being a “lesser” practice, giving is central to all schools of Buddhism and essential to—perhaps synonymous with—the relinquishment of ego.

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Reginald A. Ray
2018
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What Is Vipashyana

Vipashyana means “to see things in an extraordinary way”—not as we think they are or want them to be but “as they truly are in and of themselves.

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Reginald A. Ray
2004
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What Is Dharma?

According to Reginald A. Ray, dharma is a fascinating term because it integrates several levels of experience, from our first moment on the path to the achievement of full realization. Dharma. Photo by Adrian Pelletier.

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Reginald A. Ray
2017
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Problematic Self

“Self” is a purely conceptual construction says Dr. Reginald A. Ray in his fourth and final article exploring the “self.” He says, “What makes one’s ‘self’ so problematic is its degree of isolation from our actual experience, its rigidity and dissonance with reality beyond itself.”

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Reginald Ray
2003
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On the Importance of Relating to Unseen Beings

While Westerners have tended to view unseen beings as superstition or mere symbolism, Reginald Ray argues that communication with unseen beings through ritual is at the very heart of tantric Buddhist practice.

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Reginald Ray
2001
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Pain Not Suffering

As long as we have bodies, we will have physical pain. Buddhism promises no escape from that. What we can change is how we experience pain.

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Darlene Cohen, Shinzen Young, Reginald Ray
2007
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To Touch Enlightenment with the Body

Like many Westerners, I always assumed that meditation was a “spiritual” phenomenon, which I took to mean that it somehow had to do with realms beyond the physical.

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Reginald Ray
2003
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The Red Coat and the Teaching of Impermanence

“Only when I realized that our time together was limited was the veil stripped away,” says Reginald A. Ray, “In that moment, I discovered a love for her that had nothing to do with my own preconceptions.”

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Reginald A. Ray
2002
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Who Me

The central teaching of Buddhism, discussed in detail in the psychological descriptions of the Abhidharma (higher dharma), is that of anatman, or “not-self.

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Reginald Ray
2003
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Understanding Karma

Reginald A. Ray examines the doctrine of karma, one of the most important yet most misunderstood of all Buddhist teachings.

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