Buddhist Anarchism Redux
This has been a long time coming. In the summer of 2019, I put out a call for the serious consideration of Buddhist Anarchism to commence in Spring 2020, which … Continue reading →
Ready to Riot
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a full-frontal attack on the physical, social, and economic autonomy of women and all genders, on our right to decide … Continue reading →
F.D. Into the Manosphere
I want to address the issue that’s been staring everyone in the face since the start of 2022: shooting sprees and mass shootings. I don’t need to recount what you’ve … Continue reading →
Engage Artist Spotlight: Theravada
Theravada, born Xenophon (Greek) is an underground rapper from Queens, NYC. Xen (as he calls himself) brings years of experience as a DJ and producer for other rap artists to … Continue reading →
The Complete Path
For the practitioner of Buddhism, there are several ‘modes’ or phases of awakening that one can experience. First, there is awakening from suffering, in which the practitioner begins to understand … Continue reading →
The Woo-Woo
Engage! artist spotlight features author Lindsay Wong and her latest book, The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family, a darkly comic memoir … Continue reading →
Karmapa Redoubt: Fake Monk
Dear Readers: You may remember from a few months ago the controversy over the 17th Karmapa and allegations that, during a retreat at his center in upstate New York, he … Continue reading →
Buddhism as a Civilization
I’m pulling together some research I’ve done on the early history of Buddhism, not [just] as a religion, but as an ancient civilization, and its implications for our present global … Continue reading →
WTR: Deep Times-Unravelling Patriarchy
This newsletter from Work That Reconnects, Unravelling Patriarchy and Shifting the Paradigm is a library of deep thinking and transformation of power-over systems of all kinds. —Editor. The theme for … Continue reading →
Bell Hooks: Loving Blackness
Interview with George Yancy: bell hooks: Buddhism, the Beats and Loving Blackness I believe whole-heartedly that the only way out of domination is love. bell hooks BY GEORGE YANCY AND BELL … Continue reading →
