Galactic Dharma?

Hmmm... A blog. Well, why not? Everybody else seems to be doing it these days, so why not me too?

What does the title mean? I had to give the blog a name kind of on the spur of the moment, and tried to think of something that would combine two of my interests (some say obsessions).

The first is Buddhism. I've considered myself Buddhist since the late 80s, I guess. Ever since I first learned about it in a World Religions class at my community college, it has fascinated me. I'll talk more about this some other time, most likely. Dharma has several meanings. One of them is ethical behavior. Another is the teaching of the Buddha.

My (Korean) Buddhist name is Iljin (일진 in Korean); il means day, and jin means truth. It means something like "One whose everyday life corresponds to dharma", or at least that is how I interpret the characters.

The other interest is Science Fiction and Fantasy. I am also a massive Star Trek and Dr. Who fan.

Science Fiction / Fantasy and Buddhism have been very good to me, and influenced my life in all sorts of ways. Therefore: Galactic Buddhism.