A new essay by Jayarava (Compatibility Issues 3. Buddhism) is a brilliant analysis of the cultural role of Buddhism in the world, past and present. Jayarava argues that the Buddhist worldview … Continue reading →
Note: I’m very interested in Jean Paul Sartre’s existential phenomenology and its resonances with Buddhadharma. Sartre asked many of the same questions as Buddha and came up with remarkably similar … Continue reading →
Originally published in Shambhala Sun, 1997 and in Buddhadharma: The Practitioners Quarterly. Reposted in numerous Buddhist blogs. Kobai Scott Whitney The Upper Middle Way: Have North-American Buddhists Renounced Renunciation? Historians of … Continue reading →
Buddhism Was Only for Rich People—Until Now Dear David Chapman: I’ve read several posts in your series (“We Matter to Buddhism“) and you’re missing the fact that Boomer Buddhism is … Continue reading →
I’ve decided to write a sci-fi thriller flick called ‘The Void’. It’s a spoof of Buddhist debates on emptiness, featuring a bunch of clueless Buddhist astronauts on an orphaned spaceship … Continue reading →
[Note: this article was pubished at Integral Life as a section of a longer article on civil society responses to Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord. It’s a synopsis … Continue reading →
How New Yorkers are fighting for food justice Tanya Fields’ Libertad Urban Farm joins a city-wide movement to redistribute resources to poor communities that are systemically deprived of healthy food … Continue reading →
I have turned to the work of Chris Grosso, aka the Indie Spiritualist, for some fresh inspiration. Chris blends several traditions and practices in a way that works for him. … Continue reading →
Why the Fight for Environmental Justice Is Also a Fight for Social Justice Nityanand Jayaraman 05/06/2017 originally posted at The Wire Let this World Environment Day be the day you take … Continue reading →
Two articles: the first on David Lynch’s TM charity in Washington, DC and the second on Ivanka Trump’s twice daily meditation practice, originally posted at Ivanka Trump’s Team blog. So let’s … Continue reading →
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