Which religion is best?

Which religion is best?
Former Theravadan monk brings mindfulness to the workplace
Thinley Norbu Rinpoche passes away at 80

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:00 AM PST

The problem, as a recent comment thread on this site highlighted, is that some religions are demonstrably better than others. The example given was "social Christians" vs. "evangelical Christians." There is no Consumer Reports Best Buy for religion. Religions themselves aren't very good at defining the metrics of "good" and "bad." For the most part, followers of a religion define "good" as the one they belong to and "bad" as the one someone else belongs to.

It's time to add a little science to this thing. Let's do a little thought experiment. Let's score the religions.

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Former Theravadan monk brings mindfulness to the workplace

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:02 PM PST

By Adam Tebbe

Gregory Burdulis is a former Theravadan Buddhist monk who spent several years in intensive silent meditation practice in Burma. Today he teaches mindfulness meditation to employees at the famous, 600-person advertising agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B). Participants are often looking for balance amid a hectic work schedule. "It's not that I am perfect or enlightened. It's that I think I can help," says Burdulis.

In this TED video from last year, Burdulis discusses becoming a monk, practice, and his life and priorities today. Watch and read on for an update on his work below.

In this recent piece from the Daily Camera out of Boulder, CO, Burdulis talks about how he feels more responsibility than ever in his current occupation. Employees at CP+B also share their experiences, talking about how meditation is improving their work lives. According to the piece, "the mindfulness training is meant to combine meditation techniques and counseling for a common goal: strengthening teamwork, increasing creativity and raising morale in high-stress environments."

Visit Burdulis on the web, here.

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Thinley Norbu Rinpoche passes away at 80

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:00 AM PST

BBS, Bhutan's National Public Service Broadcaster has reported that the Nyingma lineage master His Holiness Dungtse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche has died. The son of Dudjom Rinpoche and the father of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Thinley Norbu Rinpoche passed away today in New York at the age of eighty. He was considered to be an emanation of the fourteenth-century Nyingma master, Longchempa. His body will be brought to Bhutan after 21 days.

A dedicated teacher, he left the world several books including White Sail: Crossing the Waves of Ocean Mind to the Serene Continent of the Triple Gems and Cascading Waterfall of Nectar, in whose Foreword Alak Zenkar Rinpoche wrote of Thinley Norbu:

"Although I never met His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche in person, I have a strong feeling of meeting him when encountering Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, the true son of his body, speech, and mind. He is the son of Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's Body, and their physical resemblance becomes more and more striking with the passage of time. He is the son of Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's Speech, as when I read some of these two great teachers' writings, I am struck by the resemblance in the clarity and depth. He is the son of Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's Mind, as I became convinced that their wisdom, compassion, and ability are indistinguishable."