mbw writings
What the Buddha did not Teach
WHAT THE BUDDHA DID NOT TEACH
Geoff Hunt - 23rd July 2006
Euthanasia
MEDICALLY ASSISTED SUICIDE FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL
A Loss of Moral, Spiritual & Religious Context
Geoffrey Hunt BSc(Hons) MLitt PhD
Professor of Ethics, and Buddhist Associate Chaplain, University of Surrey.
Co-Chair, Clinical Ethics Group, Princess Alice Hospice, Esher.
Presented at a conference on the 'Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill' at
Princess Alice Hospice, Esher on 6th June 2006
Meditation and/or Relaxation?
What is Meditation Anyway?
Talk by Geoff Hunt, 2007
Since the UK (and the West generally) has no long tradition of meditation there is a widespread misunderstanding of what is meant by 'meditation'.
The Buddha's Ethics in the Modern World
One step, all step. All step, one step
The Buddha's ethics in the Modern World
Geoffrey Hunt
Buddhapadipa Temple, Wimbledon
Lay Buddhist Association Lecture
Maghapuja Day 12th February 2006
One path, not two
Nirvana & the Kingdom of God: The Dalai Lama on the Gospels
Nirvana & the Kingdom of God: The Dalai Lama on the Gospels
Geoffrey Hunt
Public Lecture at Roehampton University, Southlands College, on 1st December 2005
Introduction
What is a religious cult?
Text of a talk given by Geoff Hunt, 2005
A religious cult is an organisation that manipulates people into a very strong and uncritical form of exclusive attachment to the organisation on the basis of some religious / spiritual claims and promises, although in fact it has over-riding non-religious objectives (power, money, superiority, etc.). It is marked by more than one of the following general features (what we might call "The Four C’s"): compulsion, charisma, charlatanism, cash.
COMPULSION
