Sulak Sivaraksa: Buddhism as Social Movement
Buddhism is not concerned just with private destiny, but with the lives and consciousness of all beings. Any attempt to understand Buddhism apart from its social dimension is fundamentally a … Continue reading
Outcastes as Activists: Mama Tits Gives Homophobia the Tantric Twist
“You have no power here. Be gone before someone drops a house on you!”
Outcastes As Activists: A Tantric Approach to Engaged Buddhism
I’ve spent most of my life with outcastes, drunks and queers mostly; second to that, artists and academics, and of course activists. Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time … Continue reading
Interdependence is Deeply Political
Ethan Nichtern’s book, One City: A Declaration of Interdependence, is a collection of extraordinary insights into the experience and practice of interdependence from a Buddhist perspective. The following is his take … Continue reading
Pema on Compassionate Action
The basic ground of compassionate action is the importance of working with rather than struggling against, and what I mean by that is working with your own unwanted, unacceptable stuff, … Continue reading
Why Meditate?
Because by meditating you might be of greater benefit to yourself and all other beings.
No Innocence
The trouble is that once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And once you’ve seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There’s … Continue reading
Ezra Garza: The Simple Path to Empowerment
The Simple Path to Empowerment. The Simple Path to Empowerment by Eric Garza I believe it was Oscar Wilde who said: “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, … Continue reading
Mic check
Jeff Nguyen’s blog, Deconstructing Myths, is a powerful collection of poetic investigations of life under neoliberalism in America.
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