Mark Power on Cultivating Compassion
Mark Power, a senior Western teacher and meditation instructor of Nalandabodhi, gives us a glimpse of the nature of compassion and its possibilities. Recorded in June 2013. Advertisements
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Sulak Sivaraksa: Buddhism as Social Movement
Buddhism is not concerned just with private destiny, but with the lives and consciousness of all beings. Any attempt to understand Buddhism apart from its social dimension is fundamentally a mistake. Until Western Buddhists understand this, their embrace of Buddhism will not help very much in the efforts to bring about meaningful and positive social… Read More Sulak Sivaraksa: Buddhism as Social Movement
Outcastes As Activists: A Tantric Approach to Engaged Buddhism
I’ve spent most of my life with outcastes, drunks and queers mostly; second to that, artists and academics, and of course activists. Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time with Buddhists, but don’t let their calm demeanour fool you; most of ‘em don’t have it together either. I’ve spent most of my life with… Read More Outcastes As Activists: A Tantric Approach to Engaged Buddhism
Interdependence is Deeply Political
Ethan Nichtern’s book, One City: A Declaration of Interdependence, is a collection of extraordinary insights into the experience and practice of interdependence from a Buddhist perspective. The following is his take on the politics of interdependence in the very last chapter, ‘Appendix II: Post-meditation Practice of Interdependence’ “While we can only discuss general principles as guidelines,… Read More Interdependence is Deeply Political
Pema on Compassionate Action
The basic ground of compassionate action is the importance of working with rather than struggling against, and what I mean by that is working with your own unwanted, unacceptable stuff, so that when the unacceptable and unwanted appears out there, you relate to it based on having worked with loving-kindness for yourself. Then there is… Read More Pema on Compassionate Action
Why Meditate?
Because by meditating you might be of greater benefit to yourself and all other beings.
Ezra Garza: The Simple Path to Empowerment
The Simple Path to Empowerment. The Simple Path to Empowerment by Eric Garza I believe it was Oscar Wilde who said: “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” I think this is true, and I think the consequences of it being true are as perverse… Read More Ezra Garza: The Simple Path to Empowerment
