Batchelor and Peacock: Buddha Never Established a Religion
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Global Market Buddhism: When the Commodity We Consume is Buddhism Itself
The following article by David Patt is a brilliant and hard-hitting analysis of Buddhism under global capitalism. From the Buddhist point of view, even to sustain the modest goal of happiness in this world, the way of life of consumer capitalism is a self-defeating path. Consuming objects to fulfill desire can never bring lasting happiness.… Read More Global Market Buddhism: When the Commodity We Consume is Buddhism Itself
B. R. Ambedkar: The Annihilation of Caste
“On the other hand, one can say that generally speaking, history bears out the proposition that political revolutions have always been preceded by social and religious revolutions. . . Even Indian history supports the same conclusion. The political revolution led by Chandragupta was preceded by the religious and social revolution of Buddha. The political revolution… Read More B. R. Ambedkar: The Annihilation of Caste
Noah Levine’s Engaged Buddhism
Noah Levine’s Engaged Buddhism: On Meeting War with Transformation; the war within and collective wars.
Cherish All Beings
Let none through anger or ill-will Wish harm upon another. Even as a mother protects with her life Her child, her only child, So with a boundless heart Should one cherish all living beings; Radiating kindness over the entire world: Spreading upwards to the skies, And downwards to the depths; Outwards and unbounded, Freed from… Read More Cherish All Beings
Bring Back the Wandering Retreat
The best retreat I have gone on was not at a fancy, expensive retreat centre at an exotic location. It was the bicycle tour that I did by myself in late August last year, riding from Halifax to Mahone Bay, mostly by trail through the woods. And actually, it almost doesn’t matter where I go,… Read More Bring Back the Wandering Retreat
Everything is Lost in Love
Enjoy this beautiful doha based on a poem by 13th century female mystic Hadewijch of Antwerp. In this doha, Hadewijch speaks of being a slave of love. I do not know the identity of the ‘She’ that has subjugated her. The 13th century female mystic Hadewijch of Antwerp wrote of being the slave of love. This… Read More Everything is Lost in Love
