writing

I mostly write non-fiction on Buddhism and the arts. Some things are starting to get published which is both a blessing and a curse. Some of these articles use diacritics that require a unicode font.

published

• Messian and the quest for eternity. (An analysis of The Quartet for the End of Time). Urthona Issue 24 released May 2007
• An analysis of Arvo Pärt's Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten. Urthona Issue 22, Winter 2005.
• Frank Zappa : the Idol of my Youth. Urthona Issue 21, 2004-5.
• Andy Goldsworthy : an artist of substance. Urthona Issue 20, 2004.
• Suicide as a response to suffering. Western Buddhist Review, Issue 4. 2004. (peer reviewed)
• Images of transcendence. Artesian : magazine of upwelling art and creativity. No.6 2003/4.
• Healing the land. Urthona Issue 19, Winter 2003.
• A mirror to ourselves. Occasional Papers in Librarianship. No.19. Victoria University, 1991. (peer reviewed)

unpublished

Books

• Kukai : an introduction to his life and work. (book in progress)
• True Words : the magic and science of mantra. (book in progress)
• Ego and other dilemmas in the Spiritual life. (Chapter published as Suicide as a Response to suffering - see above)

Essays

• A readers guide to the Alexander Technique an annotated bibliography. (Now partly incorporated into the Alexander Wikipedia entry)
• Blake and the Bodhisattva's dream
• A footnote to Sangharakshita's Survey of Buddhism.
• The last words of the Buddha. (a commentary)
• Did the Dhamma die with the Buddha? A critique of the book Divine Revelation in Pali Buddhism by Peter Masefield.

Short Blog Essays

These essays are more off-the-cuff and opinion pieces published on one of my blogs: The Jayarava Rave

Tantric Rites The White Rite The Yellow Rite The Red Rite The Blue Rite The Green Rite	Mantra The Meaning of om manipadme hum The origins of om manipadme hum The Essence of all Mantras The Seed Syllable of Great Compassion Seed Syllable of Perfect Wisdom The Buddhist Wisdom Alphabet The Mystical ARAPACANA Alphabet Meditating on Arapacana	Kukai Kukai in China Kukai : Buddhist hero of Japan Indra in the writings of Kukai. Kukai Bibliography
Other Tantric Stuff Locating Tantra in Historical Narratives Early Mandalas Ratnasambhava quest que cest? White Tara's Realm	Practice Practising the Dharma? What do I mean? Giving Feedback More on Confession Confession in Buddhism The Anger Eating Yakkha Recollecting the Buddha A lesson in generosity Hope Authentic Happiness Suicide as a response to suffering When Awareness is too much to bear Pragmatic Buddhism in Six Simple Steps : part II Pragmatic Buddhism in Six Simple Steps : part I	Texts The Heart Sutra - Indian or Chinese? The Cult of the Book and Western ideas of Canonicity The Four Noble Truths The Buddha and the Lost Metaphor The Last Words of the Buddha
Doctrine and Study Immanence vs Transcendence Creativity and Imagination Buddhism as the Path of Gracefulness Don't mention the 'h' Word... Buddhism and Interfaith Dialogue Buddhism and Hinduism The Problem of Self-preoccupation Ego in the Spiritual Life Coming into being The Sangha Refuge The Unity of Buddhism	Social Commentary etc Ritual Purity or Rank Superstition? Women and Ordination Belief: we are what we think. Belief: to kill or die for? Armed forces and non-violence Lucifer... still up there! Cellphones, communications and communities. No More Heros?	Misc Sir Edmund Hillary -- 1919-2008. Jai Bhim! : Dr B. R. Ambedkar Religion in India and the West What's in a name? No guarantees Monk or Layman or what? Imagination and Reality There are no rules What's in a blog? Intelligent Design? I doubt it.

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