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Race Tests in White-Dominant Congregations

[editorThe following two articles look at research into racial segregation in religious congregations in America. The first looks at empirical studies of micro-agressions and ‘race tests’ in white-dominant Christian congregations. … Continue reading

2017/06/06 · Leave a comment

Mindfulness and White Supremacy In America

[editor: I just read an article in the Guardian UK about the rise of neo-Nazi parties in the US, emboldened by the election of Trump. One of its lead organizers, … Continue reading

2017/06/04 · Leave a comment

Transformative Networks: Critical Connections

[editor: I was contemplating the Heart Sutra the other day, and it came to me: “form is relationship; relationship is form.” That thought resonates with the following article on organizing in … Continue reading

2017/06/03 · Leave a comment

Queer Dharma Circle Goes Live

Queer Dharma Circle is alive and kicking with its own wordpress site: https://queerdharmacircle.wordpress.com and Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/queerdharmacircle/ Please share with all your queer dharma kin and friends in recovery.

2017/06/02 · Leave a comment

Here is My Offer: a Dalit Poet

‘Here Is My Offer’: A Dalit Poet Responds to the Adityanath Government’s Gift of Soap to Dalits Asang Wankhede29/05/2017 ‘Soap and shampoo only feed your ignorance/ not my stomach.’ UP … Continue reading

2017/06/02 · Leave a comment

Buddhism and the Political Process

2017/06/01 · Leave a comment

The Story So Far

Pablo Das asked these set of questions on fb: Buddhist practitioners: How do you relate to Buddhism? Do you consider the Buddha a person who had an infallible lock on … Continue reading

2017/06/01 · 1 Comment

Global Capitalism: Reflections on a Brave New World

[Editor: this is an excellent analysis of the geopolitics of global capitalism. But I want to draw your attention to one major point: Robinson asserts that under global capitalism most of … Continue reading

2017/05/31 · Leave a comment

Buddhist Futures: The Commons as Practice

Edwin Ng and Zack Walsh are two Buddhist scholars who share a vision for a future of humanity beyond Capitalism, a vision grounded in contemplative and cooperatives forms of culture … Continue reading

2017/05/31 · Leave a comment

Post-Institutional: Thriving in the Network

Matt O’Connell at Post-traditional Buddhism interviews Hokai Sobol: https://soundcloud.com/post-traditional-buddhism/113-imperfect-buddha-guest-hokai-sobol-on-buddhism Matt: “Hokai Sobol joins us for an in-person chat in Trieste. Our conversation was a second attempt at a podcast episode … Continue reading

2017/05/31 · 2 Comments

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