All Comments By Richard Whittaker
On May 2, 2011 richard wrote on The Test for Meditation in Action, by Shinzen Young:
Yes. It took me a long time to begin to understand something about the extent of the problem here.
On Apr 7, 2011 Richard Whittaker wrote on A 9-Year-Old's Hidden Self, by Jacob Needleman:
Beautiful passage. The whole book is really worth reading, by the way. Somehow Needleman captures the essence of a precious quality of exchange. I think what's most amazing is the quality of Lobsang's tone in addressing this 9 year old as a being in her own right and not someone it's necessary to "speak down" to. I'm sure Logsang's response was made with full awareness that he was speaking to a child, but also another being in herself. So the content, the words, no doubt were chosen with this in mind [not too abstract or technical, for instance] while the tone was this other thing which Jacob captures so well, this authentic and real response to a whole being from another whole being. Really wonderful.
On Dec 23, 2010 richard wrote on Individual and Social Ethics, by Bertrand Russell:
Thank you Somik. This is a lovely summary of the evening and what Hari brought.
On Aug 25, 2022 Richard Whittaker wrote on Wonder Increases As Speed Decreases, by David Haskell: