Coming Soon: The Beat-Punk Abhidharma
Hi readers–Happy[er] 2021 to all! (we hope). In the new year, I’m going to be publishing in a brand new format. In addition to the blogs, I’m going to publish … Continue reading
Buddhist Futures: Anarres Revisited
On the Uses of Buddhism for Collective Evolution. Following my participation with the NonBuddhist Posse, and reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (anarchist book club), the questions that … Continue reading
Boyce-Simms: Multidimensionality
Pamela Boyce-Simms of Buddhist-Quaker shares her exploration of our interaction with the cosmos in a contemplative poem (excerpt): Please observe where your innervision takes you as we focus our attention … Continue reading
Young Monks for Democracy
The pro-democracy monks joining Thailand’s protests KHEMTHONG TONSAKULRUNGRUANG – 16 NOV, 2020 Originally published in New Mandala It is a time of rebellion. Thousands of Thais are marching in … Continue reading
Thai Monk Calls Out Lack of Ethics, Democracy, Justice in Thai Sangha
A Buddhist Monk Was Accused of Criticizing the Thai King. He Fled the Country. The pro-democracy protests enveloping Thailand are drawing in more monks in an unusual mix of religion and … Continue reading
Aesthetic Dharma
What is a Buddhist Aesthetics? What is the dharma of aesthetics? Is it meaning? truth? experience? expression? beauty? pleasure? is it conceptual or intuitive? Is a dharma of art better … Continue reading
ReWild the World
Rewild to mitigate the climate crisis, urge leading scientists Restoring 15% of degraded natural lands highly effective for carbon storage and avoiding species extinctions Scientists note the importance of appropriate … Continue reading
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