Jai Bhim! India Republic Day Jan. 26
Jai Bhim! Jan. 26 is India Republic Day, the day India celebrates its birth as a modern nation, free of British rule, under a Constitution. In honour of this day, … Continue reading
Be Elsewhere, Now!
[Editor; we have a new contributor, Terry Plotkin, who writes http://www.freethehuman.com blog] By Terry Plotkin from the blog http://www.freethehuman.com It is almost maddening to watch in action: Drinking a glass … Continue reading
You are Already Awake
“From the beginning, all beings are Buddha.” 18 th century Master Hakuin’s “Song of Meditation” All beings are from the very beginning Buddhas. It is like water and ice: Apart … Continue reading
Cult of Personality
i have changed my sangha and my teacher. I left two sanghas that were led by male Tibetan gurus. I have officially joined the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. My new teacher … Continue reading
Bird Fly Mind
When I meditate on my cushion, I can see out my bedroom window. I’m on the 7th floor, which is about the level that birds like to fly. The seagulls fly just … Continue reading
More Evidence of Buddhist Bhakti
I started reading Gil Fronsdal’s Ph.D. Dissertation, “The Dawn of the Boddhisattva; Studies in the Religious Ideal of Ancient Indian Buddhists with particular emphasis on the earliest extant Perfection of … Continue reading
What Suffering?
The central teaching of the Buddhas Four Noble Truths is that “there is suffering.” But what is suffering, really? I think it’s time we developed some kind of realistic definition … Continue reading
Rowan St. John: Photo Essay on Yungdrung Bon Tradition in India
Engaged! is happy to present the work of a new contributor, photographer Rowan St. John. We present three photos here with the artist’s permission. Please click through to the website to … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: A Message From the Dispossessed
A Warning for the Underclass and Privileged Classes Posted on Jan 11, 2015 By Chris Hedges Broken pens were placed in a pool of simulated blood Friday outside the French Consulate in Istanbul … Continue reading
The world is still getting warmer
CHRIS MOONEY COMMENTARY Speaking on the U.S. Senate floor in July, Oklahoma’s James Inhofe – soon to head, once again, the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee – made a claim … Continue reading
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