Original Goodness vs Original Sin

Last Friday my friend, the author William Scheinman, lead the meditation at the San Francisco Buddhist Center and after a period of quiet meditation he read from a book of Zen poetry by the renowned Ryokan. It was a wonderful session and since then I've been left with an intense feeling of wellbeing and connectedness with the universe.

After the session Bill and I followed our usual *cough* "ritual" for Friday nights and we talked a little about Christianity's original sin vs Buddhism's original goodness. It kick-started several days of reading for me as I sought to refresh and deepen my understanding of Karma, Rebirth, reincarnation and original goodness.

At the same time, as if synchronicity were at work, this week's Start the Week podcast from BBC Radio 4 carries an excellent discussion about the mind and its life in the body :) I've just ordered my copy of the book The Kingdom of Infinite Space: A Fantastical Journey Around Your Head which appears only to be on the Amazon UK website and not the US?

More soon....