In yesterday’s post, I reviewed Hidden Buddha by Jim Ringel. His bio notes that “Jim Ringel is an unconventional Buddhist who writes the Lama Rinzen mysteries as part of his own spiritual path.” I’ve asked him to explain how that works, and to provide some ideas to help the rest of us use the same…
Category: Buddhism
Review of Hidden Buddha by Jim Ringel
Hidden Buddha opens with protagonist Lama Rinzen’s line “I am being watched,” and proceeds to ratchet up the suspense with every succeeding paragraph. Readers who’ve tried to quiet their minds will recognize the dilemma: that meditating mind is being observed, but who is the observer? In this case, we are never quite sure whether Rinzen…