Engage!

Democracy and Human Rights

Let’s Get to Buddhanature

Here’s my take on Buddhist cosmology: emptiness? yeah, everything’s empty—so what? Let’s move on to the more difficult question of how to understand that the universe, or the nature of … Continue reading

2014/09/18 · Leave a comment

Gabor Maté: What Is Addiction?

2014/09/18 · 2 Comments

Review: Refuge Recovery Is a Gem

I’m only a third of the way through reading Noah Levine’s Refuge Recovery (2014 Harper Collins) but I’m already deeply impressed with his take on how to apply Buddhist principles and … Continue reading

2014/09/17 · 2 Comments

Tantric Theatre: Liberation Butoh

Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theatre that encompasses a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations for dance, performance, or movement. Following World War II, butoh arose in 1959 through collaborations … Continue reading

2014/09/16 · Leave a comment

Tantric Theatre: Artaud and the Performance of the Abject

Hear Antonin Artaud’s Censored, Never-Aired Radio Play: To Have Done With The Judgment of God(1947) in Radio, Theatre | September 11th, 2014 Leave a Comment Antonin Artaud had his first mental breakdown at the age of … Continue reading

2014/09/13 · Leave a comment

Welcome to the Real World

The so-called real world is a perpetual cycle of suffering and discontent called samsara, in which base emotions such as hatred, envy, grasping, and ignorance reign. In our own time … Continue reading

2014/09/12 · 1 Comment

Nathan Thompson: Our Social Movement Need More Movement

Our Social Movements Need More Movement! by Nathan G. Thompson A little over a week ago, I co-taught a workshop with Mushim Patricia Ikeda at the Buddhist Peace Fellowship’s National Gathering entitled … Continue reading

2014/09/09 · Leave a comment

A Model Of Meaningfully Engaged Buddhism

Buddhists Blockade Hotel to Protest Police-Military Training [Note: If you’re local to the Bay Area and would like to participate in the growing coalition campaign to Stop Urban Shield, join the … Continue reading

2014/09/04 · 1 Comment

Insurrectionist Theology: critical studies in religion, politics and culture

Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture Slavoj Zizek, Clayton Crockett, Creston Davis, Jeffrey W. Robbins, Editors [Editor: Creston Davis, the editor of the Insurrections series, is looking for material that covers … Continue reading

2014/09/04 · Leave a comment

Trans*Buddhism: interview with transbuddhists.org

August 21, 2014 by Justin Whitaker I am honored this month to share an interview with the creators of transbuddhists.organd a guide to trans*competence (links below). Please read on and visit their website to find out … Continue reading

2014/09/02 · Leave a comment

Archives

Follow Engage! on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 498 other subscribers

Blog Stats

  • 248,664 hits

NEW! BUY ME A COFFEE!