For more info: Twitter #whatshappeninginmyanmar The people of Myanmar, comprised of not just Burmese Buddhists, but dozens of diverse ethnic, linguistic and religious groups, are fighting for and end to … Continue reading →
ENGAGE! IS THE DHARMA OF CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT, social, scientific and spiritual. Our mission is to bring about awakening through the exploration of our deep interconnectedness, our interbeing with the phenomenal world. … Continue reading →
In Byung Chul Han’s The Burnout Society, two chapters stand out as exemplary insights into our current social conditions and a cultural alternative that could transform it: “Profound Boredom” (ch. … Continue reading →
I often read Mark Fisher along with Byung Chul Han because I hear resonances between these two very different authors, Fisher being the social and cultural themes sung to the … Continue reading →
Byung-Chul Han’s The Burnout Society, published in 2015, was his first popular book of philosophy and social theory published in English. In The Burnout Society, he lays out the themes, … Continue reading →
On 17 January 2016, PhD research scholar and Dalit activist Rohith Vemula committed suicide, unable to bear persecution from a partisan university administration and caste supremacists. His suicide note, which … Continue reading →
Vita Contemplativa, or the Contemplative Life, by Byung Chul Han (2024), is his argument for choosing a life of reflection, intuition and inactivity, of ‘not doing anything’ in particular. He contrasts … Continue reading →
The Indian Farmers Strike of 2021 has been revived in Feb. 2024, just ahead of the upcoming national election, where Prime Minster Modi and the BJP are trying to retain … Continue reading →
Demons in Paradise, a documentary film by Jude Ratnam and Isabelle Marina, reveals the many conflicted sides of the 35 year civil war in Sri Lanka. It’s the story of … Continue reading →
In the interest of advancing the Mental Liberation Front, I invite you to watch this lecture by Mark Fisher on “The Crisis of Cybertime”, in which he discusses extreme social-economic … Continue reading →
I subscribe to the occasional newsletter from Beyond the Temple blog by Tahlia Newland, and have for a few years. I’ve been watching Tahlia’s transformation, from a traditional, guru-led Vajrayana … Continue reading →
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