Complete Movements: XR Spring Uprising
I’ve written a couple of articles on creating a ‘Complete Culture’ of Buddhism and the need for a multi-faceted movement. (Lead to Life will be next–stay tuned). Here’s #XR’s Spring … Continue reading →
Ende Gelande: Mass Direct Action for Climate Justice
This presentation is by Johanna from Ende Gelande, a German Climate Justice mass direct action movement. This presentation was a Zoom webinar recorded on Monday, March 8, 2019. I don’t … Continue reading →
Rifkin: Social Economy and the Internet
Jeremy Rifkin is a sociologist who believes he always has the Next Big Idea that’s going to change everything. I’ve been following his work since I was first introduced to it … Continue reading →
Zuboff: Surveillance Capitalism
Watch this excellent DN interview with Shoshona Zuboff on her new book: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. Part 1 explains most of it; Part 2 is a bit of a … Continue reading →
Vandana Shiva: Oneness vs. the One Percent
And you can’t run democracy by the hate machine being fueled through the divide-and-rule policy of the 1 percent to destroy our oneness, our solidarity, our recognition that we are … Continue reading →
David Suzuki: Time to Talk Extinction
In this interview, Dr. David Suzuki, Canadian environmental scientist and educator, talks about the latest science of climate change. Suzuki makes the jaw-dropping statement based on a recent climate report … Continue reading →
From Separation to Interbeing
This reflection by Charles Eisenstein is based on his book of sacred activism, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. Our civilization is entering a profound transition. For … Continue reading →
Masculinity: A New Story
Recent scandals in Buddhist sanghas have revolved around the patriarchal abuse by male teachers and gurus of their students and community members, women especially, but men as well. Perhaps what … Continue reading →
Further abuse accusations against Sakyong Mipham
FEBRUARY 17, 2019 BY JUSTIN WHITAKER A thirty-five page letter was issued yesterday by six of the closest attendants of Mipham Mukpo (Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche) detailing their experiences of verbal, … Continue reading →
Buddhism as Complete Culture
[Editor: this is another one of those posts that I started first on Dharma Nerds, but wondered whether it should really be on Engage!. So it goes on both blogs.] … Continue reading →
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