The following story is an example of what more white people in leadership positions need to do: step aside to allow Black, Indigenous, immigrants and people of colour to come forward and take leadership roles. I recently chose to do this on the Board of Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Racism and racial exclusion is without a… Read More Stepping Aside: Making Space for People of Colour in Leadership Roles

Homophobia is nothing if not grounded in profound misogyny. Regardless of religion or ethnicity, anti-LGTB rhetoric is the expression of dominant heterosexuality that feeds on toxic masculinity and rigid gender stereotypes. Sunday’s mass killing targeted the LGTBQ community — including people who violate gender rules, such as men who are “like women,” per Mateen’s thinking. What’s more, according to several Pulse regulars,… Read More DN:Orlando Massacre & Domestic Violence Is the Red Flag We Aren’t Talking About

I’m exploring ways to make my healing justice practice available to everyone. In this video, I begin by offering a kirtan, “Durga Pahimam”, arranged by Jai Uttal. The kirtan invokes the great Mother Goddess Durga, Goddess of Justice. Then I make an offering of puja to Kwan Yin, Bodhisattva of Compassion, my Buddha figure. I offer… Read More Durga Pahimam-A Healing Justice Puja

I love Mingyur Rinpoche’s approach to meditation. Too lazy to meditate? Too tired? Can’t focus? Don’t try too hard. Just sit. Make friends with your laziness or lack of focus. Play with it. Keep it short and fresh. Integrate meditation into your day as ‘mindfulness’ of what you are doing. Whenever you think about meditating,… Read More Too lazy to meditate? Don’t try too hard.

Last night, I got woken up by the dude down the hall and the 16 year old who goes to see him for drugs. They were up all night practically screaming at each other. Who knows, it might be his granddaughter. (I called security to tell them to quiet down so I could sleep.) I’v… Read More Accidental Fourth Step: Pursuit of Happiness

“I’m Nuu-chah-nulth from west coast of Vancouver Island and we have a concept hish yuk ish tsa wak, meaning everything is one and interconnected. http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/06/03/Indigenomics/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=060516-1&utm_campaign=editorial-0616 Business person and Trudeau government advisor Carol Ann Hilton: ‘Economic development has to be linked to social identity. They have to be interconnected.’ Photo by Megan Devlin. Carol Anne Hilton… Read More Indigenomics: Connecting Economics with Justice