Welcome to the first entry in Dharma Salon blog. This blog is experimental and I am learning web publishing as I go, so please be patient with any technical problems that may arise in these early days. The idea here is to provide a space where I can share my study of the Buddha’s teaching with others who have the same or similar interests. My main focus is the application of the Buddha’s teaching to the area of “insight meditation,” or “satipatthana vipassana,” to give the Pali name. Currently I am examining the concept of “mindfulness” (sati). This is a term often used by contemporary practitioners and lately taken up by the healing professions. However, it is poorly understood, and some clarification of its meaning and implications would be beneficial. Doubtlessly other issues will arise over time.

You, the readers of this blog, are invited to make comments and so join in this discussion. If a discussion community of some kind emerges over time, then the direction of our discussions will not simply be determined by me, but by all of us. In this way, it is possible that this website will live up to its name as a true “dharma salon.”

And I regret to confirm your suspicion that in this salon, haircuts are not available.