James Hilgendorf, Speaking on LIfe & Death: A Buddhist Perspective via Skype

EL CERRITO, Calif. - March 15, 2016 - PRLog -- James Hilgendorf, speaker and author, presented two talks this weekend of March 13th, 2016, on topics drawn from one of his books, "LIfe & Death: A Buddhist Perspective."  Both talks and discussions were held via Skype video.

The two venues involved the Humanists of Colorado, located in Denver, Colorado, and the Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The talks involved a 40 minute presentation, followed by 20-25 minutes of questions and discussion.

The presentations included Buddhist concepts, but also drew on commentary and writings from a wide range of famous people, including the great English historian Arnold Toynbee; Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, who was one of the great pioneers in death and dying and near-death experience research; John Wheeler, one of the great physicists of the twentieth century who pioneered quantum physics; Joseph Campbell, the mythologist and writer; Friedrich Nietzsche, the great German philosopher; Henri Bergson, author of "Creative Evolution"; and a host of others.

Part of the talks were also devoted to the topic of happiness, as expressed by a number of famous contributors, as well as from the perspective of Buddhism.

Of his book "Life & Death: A Buddhist Perspective, a one reviewer wrote:

"Having read all or parts of nearly a thousand books dealing with spiritual matters, I cannot recall another that so simply and effectively blends the fundamental so religion and science." - Michael E. Tymn, Journal of Religion and Psychical Research.

James Hilgendorf is a filmmaker, poet, speaker, and the author of ten non-fiction books that are opening up the way for a new vision of ourselves, a new dream of America, and a new religion for America.  He has been practicing Buddhism for over forty years with the Soka Gakkai International, the largest Buddhist lay organization in the world now, with 12,000,000 members in 192 countries and territories around the globe.

For more information on his books, and to schedule a talk for your group or organization, either in person or via skype video, visit his website at:

http://www.jameshilgendorf.org