Married couple playing checkers

This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting two friends in person who I’ve known for a few years in Second Life. We met in the Skeptical Buddhist Sangha, and they have been really supportive in the new island  I’ve been creating, Secular Community. (more…)

Redwood Forest

I have been in Second Life for 3 years. I started there as a part of my job, leading talks for Java developers. But it didn’t take long before I developed a personal interest in that multiverse, started exploring the many places there, and the variety of communities. Pretty much, any interest you have will be of interest to others, and very likely there is at the least a group devoted to it, and at the most an entire SIM or several. (more…)

The Buddhist Temple on Tarington

I’ve been attending meditations and Buddhist talks for some time now in Second Life. In fact, I blogged about it some time ago in an article called Meditation and Buddhist Practice in Second Life. Now, I am excited about having a new Buddhist Temple on Tarington right behind the house I’m renting! (more…)

I’ve had a lot of requests recently about my meditation and Buddhist practices in Second Life (SL). Of course, you don’t have to be Buddhist for the meditation aspect. But my interactions in SL with meditation and the places I go have piqued the curiosity of more than a few, so I thought I would blog about it. (more…)