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MUSLIM WOMAN THROWN OUT OF TRUMP RALLY; GROUP SEEKS APOLOGY Rose Hamid (Left) in silent protest as Donald Trump (Right) suggested Syrian refugees were affiliated with ISIS during a rally on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.  By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Saturday, January 09, 2016 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rose Hamid attended one of Donald Trump’s rallies in… Read More Muslim Woman Taken Out of Trump Rally

That’s what it’s all about, Charlie Brown. So what I wanted to share with you was the next post that I’m working on, which is called “That’s what it’s all about, Charlie Brown.” For several years now, I have been trying to get to a Linus van Pelt understanding of Buddhism. And I have to… Read More Yolo Akili: Connection is the only thing that saves you

FRANCIS FOX PIVEN: CAN POWER FROM BELOW CHANGE THE WORLD?—CAN POWER FROM BELOW CHANGE THE WORLD? AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW Downloaded from asr.sagepub.com at UNIV CALIFORNIA BERKELEY LIB on April 18, 2012  INTERDEPENDENT POWER  I propose that there is another kind of power based not on resources, things, or attributes, but rooted in the social and… Read More Francis Fox Piven: Interdependent Power

Job Posting: Buddhism and Social Justice by TW Editor CONTRACT: COMPASSIONATE CADRE CONVENER The Buddhist Peace Fellowship seeks a Compassionate Cadre Convener for a 4-month contract to manage logistics for a 40-person retreat.   We are seeking a warm and caring event planner to support our 40-person retreat, happening the weekend of July 15-17 in Petaluma, CA.… Read More BPF Job Posting: Retreat Convener

I release, I let go, I surrender to the flow. Being in the Flow The photo above is of a sacred spring dedicated to Sts. Catherine and Augustine, tucked into a small grotto off the main path in a medieval cemetery in Southwestern England. It is an otherworldly place I have visited on pilgrimage twice, and must… Read More Yeshe Rabbit: Being in the Flow

I received this message of wisdom from Krishna Das today. Krishna Das is a Bhakti Yoga practitioner who also practices and studies Buddhist meditation and dharma. What he shared with us from the poet Rilke is not Buddhism at all, but it is profound wisdom.  I am no longer limiting myself to only Buddhist teachings or… Read More Krishna Das: Embrace the Shadow