Boyce-Simms: Multidimensionality
Pamela Boyce-Simms of Buddhist-Quaker shares her exploration of our interaction with the cosmos in a contemplative poem (excerpt): Please observe where your innervision takes you as we focus our attention … Continue reading →
Young Monks for Democracy
The pro-democracy monks joining Thailand’s protests KHEMTHONG TONSAKULRUNGRUANG – 16 NOV, 2020 Originally published in New Mandala It is a time of rebellion. Thousands of Thais are marching in … Continue reading →
Flatbush Avenue 2 Train
by H. Enrico Blanca Somewhere in Brooklynit’s about a woman sobbingalone on the subway. It’s about a Guyanese elderpsychologist minister takingclasses to counsel junkies. About a father who kidnapsthe … Continue reading →
Thai Monk Calls Out Lack of Ethics, Democracy, Justice in Thai Sangha
A Buddhist Monk Was Accused of Criticizing the Thai King. He Fled the Country. The pro-democracy protests enveloping Thailand are drawing in more monks in an unusual mix of religion and … Continue reading →
Aesthetic Dharma
What is a Buddhist Aesthetics? What is the dharma of aesthetics? Is it meaning? truth? experience? expression? beauty? pleasure? is it conceptual or intuitive? Is a dharma of art better … Continue reading →
ReWild the World
Rewild to mitigate the climate crisis, urge leading scientists Restoring 15% of degraded natural lands highly effective for carbon storage and avoiding species extinctions Scientists note the importance of appropriate … Continue reading →
