As our life becomes increasingly infused with an altruistic outlook, our path and life begin to intersect and eventually become one. Then there is little distinction between what we call our spiritual path and our ordinary life. When our neighbors see us, they don’t see a religious figure or even, necessarily, a spiritual one. They… Read More Mega Love or Mega Emptiness
December 04, 2014 Why I Support Fast Food Workers The fast food strikes are about more than fair pay—they’re about recognizing the innate dignity of oneself and others. Sharon Salzberg By the end of the day on Thursday, December 4th, fast food workers will have walked off the job in 190 cities across the United States,… Read More In Support of Fast Food Workers Strike
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
Members of the Compassionate Karachi Team are working to gather 1,000,000 signatures for compassion. Living a truly ethical life in which we look to putting the needs of others first, and providing for their happiness, has tremendous implications for our society. If we change internally—disarm ourselves by cutting to the root of our negative emotions—we… Read More Compassion Can Change the World
I’ve been reading histories of tantric practice, one in particular, An Introduction to Buddhist Esoterism by Benyotosh Bhattacharyya, published in 1931. He explains the similarities and differences between Buddhism and Hindu or Brahmanic religions, from the teaching of the Buddha through the Mahayana and up through Vajrayana, tantra and the ‘third turning of the wheel.’… Read More Hooray! There is no separate self!
Once the Buddhist practitioner-sociologist has demythologized and deconstructed his/her social word, indeed even the physical world (science is a social construction and a product of social processes), then it becomes possible to deconstruct the self. “There is no self” is a principle of Buddhism that is both true (as a Buddhist principle) and ‘not true’, depending on how one defines… Read More Toward a Buddhist Sociology, Pt. 2: The Deconstruction of the Self
Posted by: Katie Loncke Posted date: October 29, 2013 In: Articles | comment : 14 BPF’s recent “radical rebirth” is more than just a slogan. It’s an exciting and daunting project for us, and for the great people (you!) who are building this community with us. How do we put the Buddha’s teachings into action — in innovative, challenging, and joyful ways? It’s… Read More 10 Principles of Our Radical Rebirth as Buddhist Activists
