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Seven ways to think like a 21st century economist

[I am posting this article by economist Kate Raworth as a counter-argument to Julie Nelson’s article, and as a realizable set of solutions to our ecological and economic conditions.] Kate … Continue reading

2017/04/13 · Leave a comment

Can Mindfulness Change a Corporation?

[Editor, Shaun Bartone. Note: my original writing is in italics] This article is a response to an article by Julie Nelson “Are Corporations Anti-Dharma?” that has been published in Tricycle and One earth … Continue reading

2017/04/13 · 3 Comments

The New Brahmins and the Buddhist Precariat

When I first walked into a Buddhist shrine room and sat on one of those squishy cushions, I looked around the room and saw lots of people that I thought … Continue reading

2017/04/11 · 7 Comments

Not Buddha, Not Dharma

To see the Buddhanature in everyone, you have to see all the ways that people are awake; you have to see all the many ways that people can awaken: psychologically, socially, politically, culturally, … Continue reading

2017/04/07 · Leave a comment

US Supreme Court Signals ‘Open Season’ on Trans Youth

[This article was written by a member of Trans Buddhists (US), and myself, Shaun Bartone. Originally published at TransBuddhists.org] Trans Buddhists Urge Full Affirmation and Support for Trans/GNC Students: A … Continue reading

2017/04/07 · Leave a comment

Third Annual Conference on Buddhism and Race 2017

Harvard Buddhist Community’s Third Annual Conference on Buddhism and Race, March 2017; three videos. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHarvardBuddhistCommunity%2Fvideos%2F1842059452675802%2F&show_text=0&width=560 Second Video https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHarvardBuddhistCommunity%2Fvideos%2F1842346985980382%2F&show_text=0&width=560 Third Video https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHarvardBuddhistCommunity%2Fvideos%2F1842386689309745%2F&show_text=0&width=560 Presenters include: rev. angel Kyodo Williams Lama Rod Owens … Continue reading

2017/04/06 · Leave a comment

Syria: This Endless Nightmare Must Stop

This Endless Nightmare Must Stop: Syrian Author Speaks Out as Chemical Attack Death Toll Rises The brutal war in Syria has been raging for six years, with dozens of chemical … Continue reading

2017/04/06 · Leave a comment

Issue Focus: Climate Justice and Human Rights

Dear Readers: I am focusing the blog on these issues for a time because I want to show the deep interconnection between environmental justice and human rights There are a … Continue reading

2017/04/05 · 1 Comment

Unbearable Whiteness of Being

This article by Afrosapiophile brings up an issue that I immediately connected with. It helped me identify a deep discomfort that I’ve had with white-majority western sanghas in North America. … Continue reading

2017/04/02 · Leave a comment

Pablo Das: Fight on, Bodhisattvas!

[Editor: My friend, Pablo Das, has been active in the resistance to the Trump Regime, especially  in the fight to save the Affordable Care Act. Here as some of his … Continue reading

2017/03/29 · Leave a comment

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