The Council of Canadians presents in short form the 15 demands of the Leap Manifesto. Sign the Leap Manifesto https://leapmanifesto.org/en/sign-the-manifesto/ Here are the manifesto’s 15 demands. The leap must begin by respecting the inherent rights and title of the original caretakers of this land, starting by fully implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous… Read More Leap Manifesto: 15 Demands

How to practice Buddhism as a humanist spirituality and not a religion: There are no do’s and dont’s. Dharma, not dogma. Nothing about the dharma is settled, everything is open to debate and re-interpretation according to the times and circumstances. There are no absolutes; dharma is to be interpreted within the context of the human experience.… Read More How to Practice Buddhism as a Humanist Spirituality: Part 3

It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied together into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure of reality . . . Before you finish… Read More Buddhism as a Humanist Spirituality: Everything is Connected

What follows is the outline of a manifesto on engaged Buddhism as a humanist spirituality. There are several basic dharma concepts, broad areas of study and practice, that make up the Navayana, or “the New Vehicle.” Non-self nature (anatta) as interbeing, interdependence, self-as-process; socially constructed self. Interdependence and connection (pratityasamutpada) Mutual causality, co-generation (pratityasamutpada) Impermanence as process,… Read More Buddhism as a Humanist Spirituality: Part 2: Towards a Buddhist Humanist Manifesto

I am beginning a series that will incorporate both text and images, and even sound, all related to understanding Buddhism as a humanist spirituality. This will be published in three posts, to limit the size of each post. I arrived at this place because I have discovered a new way to practice Buddhism in North America. When… Read More Buddhism as a Humanist Spirituality: Part 1

  In this book, I have been outlining what could be called a kind of humanist spirituality. Of course, I am drawing on what I have learned from Buddhist teachings. Yet everything I have been saying is a logical consequence of the interdependence that binds us to others and to the planet. You could come… Read More Buddhism as a Humanist Spirituality