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
SATURDAY, DEC 6, 2014 11:45 AM AST Sam Harris wants practitioners out of religion business. But the supposed science behind it is its own mythology RONALD PURSER AND ANDREW COOPER Stephen Colbert, Sam Harris (Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/Simon & Schuster/Ray Garcia/Photo montage by Salon) The spike of popular interest in the mindfulness movement, with its enthusiastic endorsements among celebrities,… Read More Mindfulness’ “truthiness” problem: the ‘Science’ of Mindfulness
After reading much Buddhist text, I realize that what Buddhism teaches is to deconstruct the power of projection. “Our worlds” are a projection of our minds; tantric connection with a “deity” is a projection that we both create and destroy. Much of our klesha suffering is the result of our projections onto others and the… Read More Towards a Buddhist Sociology: The Power of Collective Projections
No Magic Bullet is a book for anyone interested in exploring the causes of and solutions to children’s attentional / behavioral / emotional difficulties today In the links below there are references from the book and new emerging ideas which could be part of the picture thus creating an ongoing conversation. Also I encourage readers… Read More Are We Surrounded by Warriors in the World?
A new music video featuring the music of Kinnie Starr has stop-motion wood carved characters confronting Prime Minister Stephen Harper, depicted on a super tanker travelling around Haida Gwaii. Haida Raid 3: Save Our Waters was released this week, in response to the December 2013 recommended approval of the controversial EnbridgeNorthern Gateway. The video is a collaboration of activism and culture, produced… Read More Haida Raid 3: Save Our Waters Animation
Malala Yousafzai Has a Wise Message About Terrorism for the World By Coleen Jose October 22, 2014 “The best way to fight terrorism is to invest in education,” she said. “Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.” The news: Malala Yousafzai, the 17-year-old Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner who survived a gunshot to the head by the Taliban for her… Read More Send books, not weapons. Education, not Drones, will stop terrorism.
Spirit Guides Students crave emotional mentorship from their teachers that their parents can’t give them. There’s nothing wrong with that By William Deresiewicz A teacher’s job is to lead forth the powers that lie asleep within his students.Photo courtesy of Shutterstock. Excerpted from Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and The Way to a Meaningful… Read More Great Teachers Teach Students, Not Courses
