Acknowledgment I would like to express my appreciation to the Venerable S. Dhammika, the Venerable Subhuti, and David Chadwick for their support and suggestions in preparing this article. Preface The practice of Buddhism begins with morality, and morality has its base in karma – the law of moral causation.1 Karma is one of the five […]
Introduction Gary Shapiro is a friend and fellow meditator, who developed a very close relationship with his orangutan daughter, Princess, while conducting doctoral research in Borneo. His story about Princess and their growing friendship could fill many chapters, but I’d like to share only a brief anecdote in a saga that spans more than 30 […]
Introductory Note I recorded this story after several hours of conversation with a Balinese friend of mine. I can vouch for his integrity and have tried to present his point of view to the best of my ability. At times, however, it is possible that I may have misunderstood his message or injected my own […]
Reflections from March 2019 We arrived at the villa late on Monday the 4th of March 2019. Still unsure about how much a taxi should charge for the lift from the airport to Sanur. We had some ides but being Bali, everything was negotiable, and bartering came with buying food, clothes, and taxi service. Our […]
