Buddhist Meditation and the Internet: Practices and Possibilities

Buddhist Meditation and the Internet: Practices and Possibilities

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We now know that people are trying to reproduce online much of what they do offline. So why is it that meditation is only a very small part of Buddhist Internet activity? How can this be so when the Internet is profoundly intertwined with our everyday lives and offers us so many religious possibilities? Buddhist Meditation and the Internet: Practices and Possibilities look...more
Paperback, 176 pages
Published August 7th 2012 by Signal 8 Press
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Susan
The first part of the book outlines how Buddhism is practiced in countries without established Buddhist temples, i.e., the west. Unlike in Asia, where Buddhists enjoy easy access to temples and a thriving Buddhist community, believers in the west lack these resources and have turned to the internet as their greatest source of information.

Miller shows how all of the major religions have embraced the internet, and Buddhism is no exception. She praises the internet for providing links to books, onl...more
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