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Josh Korda Goes Against the Stream @Tricycle

This film portrait of Josh Korda is about the only type of American Buddhism that I can get behind, that is genuine, honest, frank, and real. I can only share the … Continue reading

2014/11/03 · Leave a comment

Buddha and Customer Service

Angry Asian Buddhist has revealed the apotheosis of corporate Buddhism: Buddha as your guarantee of customer service. Meet “Buddhy” the customer service icon and guru from “Zendesk” (no kidding) who … Continue reading

2014/11/03 · Leave a comment

Scientists Report Irreversible Impacts of Climate Inaction

World’s Scientists Warn: We Have ‘High Confidence’ In The ‘Irreversible Impacts’ Of Climate Inaction BY JOE ROMM POSTED ON NOVEMBER 2, 2014 AT 10:56 AM “World’s Scientists Warn: We Have ‘High Confidence’ In … Continue reading

2014/11/02 · Leave a comment

Behind Cry for Help From China Labor Camp

Fulon Gong members and others imprisoned, tortured and abused as slave labour to make Halloween decorations. The New York Times The administrative building of the Masanjia labor camp and other … Continue reading

2014/10/30 · Leave a comment

Ram Dass: Unbearable Compassion

  November 11, 2011 We all know our humanity all too well. That is why we put the focus on recognizing that part of us that isn’t in the human-ness. … Continue reading

2014/10/30 · Leave a comment

We Must Not Become Statues

On September 11, 1955, ten years after the bombing of Hiroshima, D. T. Suzuki— one of the most influential figures in introducing Zen Buddhism to the West—gave a keynote address … Continue reading

2014/10/29 · Leave a comment

Mindfulness, NBA Style

Ok, so we’ve now gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. So now you can use mindfulness to pretend to be an NBA rock star like Michael Jordon and Kobe Bryant. … Continue reading

2014/10/25 · Leave a comment

Send books, not weapons. Education, not Drones, will stop terrorism.

Malala Yousafzai Has a Wise Message About Terrorism for the World  By Coleen Jose  October 22, 2014 “The best way to fight terrorism is to invest in education,” she said. “Instead of sending … Continue reading

2014/10/25 · Leave a comment

Stephen Batchelor on the Encounter of Buddhism and Western Culture

Batchelor was interviewed after the publication of his book,  Awakening of the West; the Encounter of Buddhism and Western Culture in 2012.

2014/10/24 · Leave a comment

Marshall Islands Poet Speaks Letter to Her Baby

on her baby’s future impacted by climate change.

2014/10/23 · 1 Comment

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