As People of Color, We’re Not All in the Same Boat
We all have different places in the racial hierarchy. But we can still work together for justice. Rinku Sen August 27, 2014 | This article appeared in the September 15, 2014 edition … Continue reading
The Perfect Vehicle
In Buddhism, there are three yanas or vehicles for realizing enlightenment. Yāna means “vehicle”, where “vehicle” means “a way of going to enlightenment”. There is Śrāvakayāna or the self-liberation vehicle, … Continue reading
The Audacity of Enlightenment
I’ve done several posts over the last three months explaining what I know to be true about buddhadharma: that we already have buddhanature, and that enlightenment is not an extraordinary … Continue reading
Ecosattva: Mindfulness and Climate Action
A Series of Online Conversations Open to Everyone An Initiative of One Earth Sangha, Buddhist Teachers Collaborative for Climate Action, and Conversations That Change The World from Maestro Conference We … Continue reading
We Already Have THE HEART OF THE BUDDHA
Without exception and without the need for analytical studies, we can say that we automatically have buddha within us. That heart of the buddha is a very open heart. That … Continue reading
Enlightenment On Your Own Two Feet
Today’s feature article in Tricycle by John Snelling states a truth that I discovered for myself just recently: “At the center of these [issues] lies the popular myth that prefigures … Continue reading
Stop Energy East: Sign the Petition
The federal government wants to use a sham review process to pass the Energy East pipeline proposal to pump a million barrels of toxic tar sands bitumen to the Atlantic … Continue reading
We Recover on the Bones of Others
From the book The Zen of Recovery, by Mel Ash ©1993 If you are here to read this, think of those who aren’t. Pray for them: good thoughts for those who … Continue reading
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