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Quaker Bodhisattva Pt. 3

What’s different about the Quakers? Why are they just about the only contemplative tradition that also has a confirmed history of social justice activism? These the questions that have been … Continue reading

2018/03/13 · 2 Comments

Pamela Boyce Simms: Buddhist Quaker

“Rekindling the Fire of Fox: Climate Change and the Spiritual Way Forward.” I’m introducing a teacher that is as new and exciting to me as I hope she will be … Continue reading

2018/03/12 · Leave a comment

Umair Haque: Social-Spiritual Dimensions of Collapse

[Editor: Umair Haque continues to write some of the most insightful reflections on the social and spiritual indicators of collapse.] Why A Collapsing Society is Like a Broken Heart, not … Continue reading

2018/03/09 · Leave a comment

Life After Buddhism

Years ago, I was at a café with a Buddhist teacher and friend of mine, who asked me, “Have you ever experienced Emptiness?” I replied with surprise, “I don’t experience … Continue reading

2018/03/07 · 4 Comments

Pathologies of Collapse, Pt. 2

Tackling the Mental Health Crisis Means Defeating Neoliberalism Once and For All by Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large originally published at Novara Media   In its death throes, neoliberalism clings increasingly to the idea … Continue reading

2018/03/06 · Leave a comment

Joanna Macy: We Belong

[Editor: In this talk, Joanna Macy translates the Buddhist doctrine of ‘non-self’ as ‘belonging’, that because we are not a separate self, we belong to each other and we belong to … Continue reading

2018/03/04 · Leave a comment

School Closures Emptied Black Neighborhoods in Chicago

[Editor: This is the third article on Black displacement from concentrated Black neighborhoods, and correlated school closures. The article suggests that targeted school closures in Black neighborhoods intensified and accelerated … Continue reading

2018/03/02 · Leave a comment

Black Displacement from Cities and Schools

[Editor: The previous article by Glen Ford discussed the mass displacement of Black residents from concentrated Black neighborhoods in Chicago, and the simultaneous closure of schools in Black neighborhoods. A … Continue reading

2018/03/02 · Leave a comment

The Age of the Guru is Over

Editor: This article from India Post looks at the Hindu-Yoga version of the same phenomenon that I have identified regarding Buddhism on this site many times: that in the age … Continue reading

2018/03/01 · Leave a comment

Glen Ford: Black Urban Displacement

Glen Ford, BAR executive editor, Black Agenda Report March 1, 2018 “In less than two decades, Chicago lost 250,000 Black residents, one quarter of its total Black population. That’s more … Continue reading

2018/02/28 · 2 Comments

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