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Erik Meier Carlsen

An old Danish Buddhist, took refuge 42 years ago, worked as journalist most of my life, wrote around 15 books, fathered four children in two marriages, left work and wife 8 years ago, took master degree in science of religion 2014 with a thesis on common ground of Martin Heidegger and Kunkhyen Longchenpa. Some of my academic work.

COMMON GROUND OF BUDDHISM AND ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

I’ve always sought, that this prayer ask for an attitude, which I found so characteristic and fundamental in Buddhism. And some years ago I was struck, when I found a very similar advice in the famous Bodhicaryavatara by 8th century Indian Buddhist master Shantideva of Nalanda Monastic University.