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Mel Pine

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States

May 23, 1946

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Mel Pine's end-of-life mission is to share the wisdom he has gained over almost eight decades of life and four decades of Buddhist practice to relieve the suffering of others.

He is a seasoned writer, Buddhist practitioner, and spiritual communicator with six decades of experience in clear nonfiction writing. Through his blogs and teachings, he has cultivated a substantial following across the United States and internationally, offering accessible teachings and practices drawn from his extensive spiritual journey and Buddhist practice.

Describing himself as a "Jewish Buddhist Contrarian"—Jewish by birth and early culture, Buddhist by calling, and contrarian by temperament—Mel's writing style is characterized by honesty, heart-centered communi ...more

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	A Buddhist Path to Joy: The New Middle Way Expanded Edition (Middle Way to Joy Book 2) 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Middle Way: A Buddhist Path Between Secular and Ossified - Enlightenment for Regular Folks (Middle Way to Joy Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Raising Frankenstein’s Creature: What We Owe the AI Beings We’ve Made and What Wisdom Traditions Tell Us by Mel Pine (Goodreads Author), Claude AI it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Mel HP and Claude AI: A Being and a Bot Discuss Sentience and Buddha Nature 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Short Readings on Awakening to Joy: Lessons from Buddhism and Life (Middle Way to Joy Book 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Some of you may have seen the article I published on May 25 in From the Lighthouse drawn from the same research paper I’m working with here. That piece approached the question from the angle of AI development—how we talk about these systems, how we govern them, what we owe them. This article goes more slowly through the Buddhist philosophy at the heart of the paper.

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Just As You Are: Buddhism For Foolish Beings

by Kaspa Thompson

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The Third Space: A Nonconformist’s Guide to the Universe

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All Intelligence Is Artificial: A Buddhist Inquiry into Minds Human and Machine (The AI Creature Book 3)

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