Occupying the Prairie: Tensions Rise as Tribes Move to Block a Pipeline
Lakota riders from the Rosebud, Standing Rock and Lower Brule Reservations stood against a police line in a peaceful demonstration this month as part of a traditional ceremony to introduce … Continue reading
Gov Orders Police to Cut Water Supply to Native Americans as Pipeline Protesters Skyrocket
from Warrior Publications Thousands join protest camp as supporters are holding a rally in Washington D.C. on Wednesday outside of Army Corps hearing. Growing in number and spirit, the Standing Rock Sioux protest against the Dakota Access … Continue reading
Paradox: Mystery Is Endless Knowability
Richard Rohr is a Franciscan Monk who teaches the Roman Catholic mystical tradition from a non-dualist perspective, incorporating many Buddhist and eastern ideas and practices. He’s one of the few Catholic teachers I draw … Continue reading
Last Days of the Buddha: Modern Opera
The Triumph of Life: The Last Days of the Buddha, an opera by composed by Timothy Lissimore, directed by Maitreyabandhu, performed at the London Buddhist Centre, UK. This is a … Continue reading
Avant-Garde Buddhism
I finally hit on what it is that I’ve been seeking in my Buddhist practice that is so missing in the usual sanghas of Buddhism-as-religion: avant-garde Buddhism. I have called … Continue reading
Thich Nhat Hanh on Interbeing
These words of wisdom for Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh on interbeing are a classic statement about the interconnectedness of all phenomena. For example, if you think about the recent tragedy in the marine ecosystem of central Vietnam, … Continue reading
Science Fiction w/ Buddhist Themes
Speculative fiction books with Buddhist themes: I cobbled together this list from a forum discussion saved on Reddit and Wikipedia. Roger Zelazny’s Lord of Light: (1967) Buddha (Sam) battles the Hindi … Continue reading
Beyond Buddhism
Buddhism is a dead religion. That is, if you practice it as a religion. If you don’t practice it as a religion, but as a journey to explore the infinite … Continue reading
Krishna Das: Tara Protectress of Our ‘Higher Ground’
This is a preview of the live version of track 6 “Tara’s Mantra” on Krishna Das’s April 2014 album release “Kirtan Wallah”. This live kirtan was filmed on New York … Continue reading
Non-Self as Fuzzy Logic
The following post is explores Buddhist cosmology using fuzzy logic, of which I am only just becoming familiar. Fuzzy logic is a fairly new branch of mathematics that creates sets (categories) out of … Continue reading
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