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Senauke: In the Winter of Our Discontent

In the Winter of Our Discontentby asenauke Nyogen Senzaki was the first Japanese Zen master to live and teach on our shores. Along with one hundred twenty thousand Americans of Japanese ancestry, … Continue reading

2016/12/29 · Leave a comment

Krishna Das on Addiction

2016/12/27 · Leave a comment

Ayn Rand on the Dole

thOur friends over at Open Culture landed another solid jab, this time at the Alt-Righists Run Amok who have taken over the US government. Most of them are at least … Continue reading

2016/12/27 · Leave a comment

Violence brought us Trump, it’s not how we will stop him

And again. . . we need to be reminded of this every day. A protest against Trump at Union Square on Nov. 9. (WNV/Eric Stoner) What’s next? That is the … Continue reading

2016/12/24 · 1 Comment

Queer Dharma Circle, Solstice 2016

Three friends held our first Queer Dharma Circle on Winter Solstice at Bird Hill Farm in Ware, Massachusetts. Vance, my friend and owner of the farm, my partner Vicky, and … Continue reading

2016/12/22 · Leave a comment

An Open Letter to White People on Becoming Indigenous

This letter by Adebayo Akomolafe on whiteness and colonization is so richly complex that it shifts our fixed ideas about every category of race. And it contains within it a profound teaching … Continue reading

2016/12/22 · Leave a comment

The Descent

December 20, 2016 Thanissara  originally published at her blog. So, there it is. A total wipe out. For now, let’s stop battling and shoring up strategies. Instead of floundering around for certainties, … Continue reading

2016/12/21 · 1 Comment

Self: Honour, Heal, Transcend

https://vimeo.com/193872637 Atman: Brahman (cosmic unity of all things) in personal form as the Supreme Self, as the Original and Originating Soul or Self; the Singular Cause of that exists (aka ‘creator-god’). … Continue reading

2016/12/20 · Leave a comment

Chris Hedges: The Coming Climate Revolt

If the response of the corporate state is repression rather than reform then our strategy and our tactics must be different. We will have to cease our appealing to the … Continue reading

2016/12/20 · Leave a comment

Half-Measures Availed Us Nothing

…”We stood at the turning point.” As we now face the takeover of America by a fascist regime, I am strongly reminded of the words of the 12 Steps of … Continue reading

2016/12/20 · Leave a comment

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