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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
