I have turned to the work of Chris Grosso, aka the Indie Spiritualist, for some fresh inspiration. Chris blends several traditions and practices in a way that works for him. His ‘indie spiritualist’ practice seems to be a blend of Buddhist, yoga, non-dualist and 12 Step traditions. I find this interesting because I also have… Read More Let’s Get Personal for a Moment

Why the Fight for Environmental Justice Is Also a Fight for Social Justice Nityanand Jayaraman 05/06/2017 originally posted at The Wire  Let this World Environment Day be the day you take a decision to dedicate your life to ensuring that your children have a better life than you have had. Credit: sarangib/pixabay On June 5 – World… Read More Beyond Bicycles: Ecology as Social Justice

Two articles: the first on David Lynch’s TM charity in Washington, DC and the second on Ivanka Trump’s twice daily meditation practice, originally posted at Ivanka Trump’s Team blog. So let’s stop pretending that meditation is a measure of anything, of your ethics or values, of your standing as a “good person” or a person of… Read More Yes Even the Trump Family Meditates

[editorThe following two articles look at research into racial segregation in religious congregations in America. The first looks at empirical studies of micro-agressions and ‘race tests’ in white-dominant Christian congregations. The second is a Pew Research Center study of racial diversity of major religions in the US, including Buddhism. The first article explains why ‘Sunday… Read More Race Tests in White-Dominant Congregations

[editor: I just read an article in the Guardian UK about the rise of neo-Nazi parties in the US, emboldened by the election of Trump. One of its lead organizers, 26 year old Matthew Heimbach, who is in contact with other white supremacist leaders in the US, was discussing the point that neo-Nazis are not… Read More Mindfulness and White Supremacy In America

[editor: I was contemplating the Heart Sutra the other day, and it came to me: “form is relationship; relationship is form.” That thought resonates with the following article on organizing in small groups. The article is an elaboration of the axiom by Grace Lee Boggs that what creates social transformation is not ‘critical mass’ but ‘critical connections’.] 5… Read More Transformative Networks: Critical Connections