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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
