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Dear Readers: It’s OK, I’m fine

Dear Readers of Engage! I apologize for the sudden pile up of posts today. I have been recovering from major surgery, which I had two weeks ago. I haven’t been … Continue reading →

TYRANNOSAURUS DEMOCRATICUS

by Jim Hartz “As neoliberal guru Milton Friedman put it in his Capitalism and Freedom, because profit-making is the essence of democracy, any government that pursues antimarket policies is being … Continue reading →

Exploring How and Why Trees ‘Talk’ to Each Other

01 Sep 2016: Interview Ecologist Suzanne Simard has shown how trees use a network of soil fungi to communicate their needs and aid neighboring plants. Now she’s warning that threats like … Continue reading →

Strong Lessons for Engaged Buddhists

by Ken Knabb Have you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from … Continue reading →

Engaged Buddhism at an Impasse

Evading the  Transformation of Reality  by Ken Knabb — Engaged Buddhism at an Impasse — “A very popular error: having the courage of your convictions. The point is to have … Continue reading →

Collapse and Awaken by Matthew O’Connell

by Matthew O’Connell Part 1: https://posttraditionalbuddhism.com/2014/07/14/collapse-awaken-submission-for-the-dark-mountain/ Collapse & Awaken: submission for the Dark Mountain This was a piece I wrote for the Dark Mountain Project about a year or so back. … Continue reading →

Vimilasara on Race and Dharma 

Open Culture: Jazz Heaven

The History of Spiritual Jazz: Hear a Transcendent 12-Hour Mix Featuring John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Herbie Hancock & More Jazz has inspired a great many things, and a great many … Continue reading →

Poetry and Suchness: Harbour Tableaux

Harbour Tableaux The Harbour is the harbour framed by the living room window a momentary drama of stillness The Bridge is the bridge despite being raised by two metres to … Continue reading →