All I Need: the Social Is the Spiritual
I’m going through a series of videos by Radiohead on YT. This one is about child labour exploitation, and the differences in life experience by white children from Western countries … Continue reading
The Tar Sands Bubble: Keep Blocking Pipelines
by Brian Palmer, originally published by Onearth | OCT 7, 2014 Photo credit: Lou Gold The Canadian tar sands industry has seen better days. Energy giant Statoil announced last week that it would postpone … Continue reading
The Flat Tire of ‘Mindfulness’
Ouch! Systemic Suffering and the Fourth Noble Truth by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Many see this path as a personal improvement or as an achievement ladder in becoming (and appearing) Buddhist. However, among … Continue reading
Black Buddha: Buddhism as Cultural Critique
I went to the Atlantic News stand on Morris St. in Halifax today. I poked around at the Buddhist magazines, looking for something intriguing, or at least inspiring. Or just … Continue reading
Delusion
At its core, delusion is self-centredness; likewise, self-centredness is by nature, delusional. Delusion is creating a world of my imagination that is all about me, my needs, my wants, my … Continue reading
Give Up the Ghost
Give Up the Ghost Dennis Hunter, One Human Journey Posted: 30 Sep 2014 09:08 PM PDT Don’t think that there is some “I” that needs to be moved aside, seen through, left … Continue reading
Rat Sangha
Rat sangha, rat sangha my fellow rats my brother, sister rats let me sit with you here in the alley way I smell like food but I have none today … Continue reading
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