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Pope Francis Against Free Market Ideology

Pope Francis: “Unbridled consumerism” will have destructive consequences for the planet In letter to host of upcoming G-20 summit, the pope decries free market fundamentalism LUKE BRINKER Pope Francis  (Credit: AP/Alessandra … Continue reading

2014/11/13 · Leave a comment

Don’t Just Sit There, Do Something

Western Buddhists are very suspicious of attachment. They feel they need to be detached . . . so don’t get upset about racism, or injustice, or the poison in the … Continue reading

2014/11/11 · 4 Comments

Radical Faeries: Modern Day Siddhas

[Developing story: I will be expanding on this article over the next little while, eventually to become part of a book on tantric Buddhism as engaged practice.] Danielle Levitt, photographer, … Continue reading

2014/11/09 · 2 Comments

Right Anger and the Path to the End of Caste

by Alan Senauke And this, monks, is the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of dukkha: precisely this Noble Eightfold Path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right … Continue reading

2014/11/04 · Leave a comment

DPR on the Forum Panel for Awake in Seattle Nov. 15

  Dear Sangha Family: We have some excellent news:  Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche has confirmed his participation on the November 15 panel at “Awake in Seattle,” the 10th anniversary of our sangha home, … Continue reading

2014/11/04 · Leave a comment

Refuge Recovery on the East Coast Canada

First, as always, there was Vancouver. But now, there’s Halifax. Refuge Recovery Halifax kicks off this Thursday November 6 at 7 PM at the Dalhousie University Multifaith Centre. 

2014/11/04 · Leave a comment

Josh Korda Goes Against the Stream @Tricycle

This film portrait of Josh Korda is about the only type of American Buddhism that I can get behind, that is genuine, honest, frank, and real. I can only share the … Continue reading

2014/11/03 · Leave a comment

Ram Dass: Unbearable Compassion

  November 11, 2011 We all know our humanity all too well. That is why we put the focus on recognizing that part of us that isn’t in the human-ness. … Continue reading

2014/10/30 · Leave a comment

We Must Not Become Statues

On September 11, 1955, ten years after the bombing of Hiroshima, D. T. Suzuki— one of the most influential figures in introducing Zen Buddhism to the West—gave a keynote address … Continue reading

2014/10/29 · Leave a comment

Mindfulness, NBA Style

Ok, so we’ve now gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. So now you can use mindfulness to pretend to be an NBA rock star like Michael Jordon and Kobe Bryant. … Continue reading

2014/10/25 · Leave a comment

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