Mandala of Socially Engaged Buddhism
by Maia Duerr, June 3, 2010, mentioned in her recent teaching on socially engaged Buddhism at Upaya Zen Centre, posted today at engage. originally posted at https://jizochronicles.com/2010/06/03/mandala-of-socially-engaged-buddhism/ I’ve referred to the “Mandala of … Continue reading →
Vince Horn: 2nd Gen Mindfulness
The Second Generation of Mindfulness by Vince Horn, co-founder of Meditate.io originally published at https://medium.com/@meditateio/the-second-generation-of-mindfulness-e669318c03fc Meditate.ioJan 12 As with every general hype cycle we’ve sped past “peak mindfulness” and are well … Continue reading →
DIY: Self-Guided Day-Long Retreat
A Complete Guide for Day-Long Meditation Retreats at Home by David Ryan Oelke, published at http://awakening.life/at-home-retreat-guide/ Plan and prepare for diving deep in your meditation practice without leaving home. Planning a … Continue reading →
SNB: Buddhism in the Age of Trump
Buddhism in the Age of Trump by Glenn Wallis New Seminar Begins June 13, 2017 What should a socially-aware person make of Buddhism? It presents itself as the treasure house of … Continue reading →
Maia Duerr: Socially Engaged Dharma: Roots and Shoots
Dharma Podcasts Maia Duerr: Socially Engaged Dharma: Roots and Shoots Episode Description: Maia Duerr begins her talk by describing how she relates to the tempestuous headlines we often see, and acknowledges … Continue reading →
Stop Feeding the Dinosaurs
Julie Nelson’s argument that corporations are ‘just people’ who could be convinced to steer the corporation towards ‘conscious capitalism’ (Tricycle, March 10, 2017) is specious and without empirical evidence. In fact, … Continue reading →
A Nepalese View of Western Activism
Eastern philosophy influences human rights advocacy by Sunil Babu Pant May 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm EDT Sunil Babu Pant is the founder of the Blue Diamond Society, a Nepalese LGBTIQ … Continue reading →
What’s Mindfulness Got To Do With It?
Zen and the Art of Social Movement Maintenance JAMES K ROWE 27 March 2015 This article was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. Activists meditating in Zuccotti Park during Occupy. Credit: Waging … Continue reading →
Fetish, BDSM and Awakening
editor: The following are two articles on the life and work of Damcho Dyson, formerly a Tibetan nun who “disrobed” as a monastic and then years later “robed” once again … Continue reading →
The mysticism of wide open eyes
How does spirituality connect to social change? [editor: This is the second article on non-dualism] MICHAEL EDWARDS 22 May 2017 originally published at opendemocracy.net/transformation Credit: © Nevit Dilmen. CC … Continue reading →
