Let none through anger or ill-will Wish harm upon another. Even as a mother protects with her life Her child, her only child, So with a boundless heart Should one cherish all living beings; Radiating kindness over the entire world: Spreading upwards to the skies, And downwards to the depths; Outwards and unbounded, Freed from… Read More Cherish All Beings
From the pain come the dream From the dream come the vision From the vision come the people From the people come the power From this power come the change —Peter Gabriel There is a new vision being born out of this pain, a vision that replaces perfectionism with liberation, a vision that bridges individual… Read More The Dalit Buddhist Revolution in North America
From the pain come the dream From the dream come the vision From the vision come the people From the people come the power From this power come the change —Peter Gabriel There is a new vision being born out of this pain, a vision that replaces perfectionism with liberation, a vision that bridges individual… Read More ‘Sangha Retreats’ for Rich People
comment by etcetera23: I have long wondered how so many American Buddhists of my acquaintance, rather like the fundamentalist Christians I grew up with, managed to justify living relatively wealthy, peaceful lives, knowing that if they sold off their fairly expensive homes in exclusive, well-off Californian communities, they could then afford to feed several poor… Read More I have long wondered. . .
I went to the Vedanta Ashram Society this morning. The first thing I noticed was the huge figure of Durga on the main altar, riding a tiger, with all her weapons. I love Hindu Goddesses–they’re so fierce. The service was lovely. All the prayers were sung, mostly by the women, with harmonium, tabla, dohl (double-ended drum)… Read More Vedanta vs. Buddhist Services: An Enlightening Experience
By Josh Pendergrass “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a sick society.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti I have a secret that I usually keep locked up inside of myself, hidden from even those who know me well: I suffer from depression. At times it is a deep, bottomless depression, an intense… Read More Mental Health and Globalization: An Alternative Theory on the Mental Health Crisis
