Sogyal Rinpoche: Criminal Tantric Lama
Sogyal Rinpoche, founder of Rigpa Int’l., has resigned from his position as spiritual leader of the sangha. Eight of his students wrote a 12-page letter in which they detailed his … Continue reading →
Russell Brand Rips on the Opiod Crisis
Russell Brand rips on the opiod crisis in America (but he’s British). More Americans are dying from opioid overdose than have died from gun deaths, car crashes and HIV/AIDS. As … Continue reading →
Whiteness: The Great Erasure
What I Mean When I Say ‘White’ by Tad Hargrave editor of Healing from Whiteness: remembering the larger story of history. On the Invention of a White Race In the 17th … Continue reading →
Decolonizing Whiteness: Doing Our Own Work
In response to the outbreak of violent white supremacy in Charlottesville, Virginia (only one of countless thousands of such violent outbreaks), this is the first of a series called ‘Decolonizing … Continue reading →
Rod Owens: Radical Love
Lama Rod Owens discusses his ethics of non-harm, right action and radical love in the Trump era. This video was recorded after the outbreak of violent white supremacy in Charlottesville, … Continue reading →
Kai Cheng: Backstage at Activist Theatre
Righteous Callings: Being Good, Leftist Orthodoxy, and the Social Justice Crisis of Faith Kai Cheng Aug 8 originally published at Medium. “Ideology is a sick fetish” — Porpentine Charity Heartscape Photo by Thien Viet Deep … Continue reading →
James Baldwin: Waking up from the American Dream
Attending Cambridge University Union in 1965, Baldwin debates whether the ‘American dream’ has been achieved at the expense of African-Americans. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGuardianUs%2Fvideos%2F631112947076472%2F&show_text=0&width=476
Lama Rod Owens: Liberation is Love
What is it that relieves suffering? Love, real love and direct connection with other human beings around you. Giving and receiving love. Knowing and caring for someone intimately, and letting … Continue reading →
Summer of Love, Reprise
Buddhism is not about love. I wish it was—it could be, but it’s not. Love is not the primary focus of Buddhist practice; it’s awakening from delusion. Love is the … Continue reading →
Just Sitting?
About practice…yeah I still do that thing. I've crossed a couple of practice rubicons recently. Let me share what I've learned: The Energy Flow of Meditation. I was always taught … Continue reading →
