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The Self-Deconstructed Religion

The Deconstructed Church, by Gerardo Marti and Gladys Ganiel (Oxford University Press, 2014), reflects many of the observations and ideas that I have written about in this blog, as part of … Continue reading →

2017/05/18 · 2 Comments

Pabo Das: How to join the Resistance

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2017/05/17 · Leave a comment

Buddhadasa: the Birth of Modernism

Ajahn Buddhadhasa Bhikkhu was a 20th century Thai monk (1906-1993) who was the forerunner, indeed the founder, of Buddhist Modernism. Now before you start quoting David McMahan and insisting that Buddhist Modernism … Continue reading →

2017/05/15 · 4 Comments

Holism, Seflism, Interbeing

[editor: the following article by Daniel Christian Wahl is a brilliant analysis of the evolution of “being” from holism, in which self is not distinguished, to individualism or ‘selfism’, in … Continue reading →

2017/05/13 · Leave a comment

The Commons as Political economy

The Future is a “Pluriverse”- An Interview with David Bollier on the Potential of the Commons Interview by Antonis Brumas and Yavor Tarinski, originally published at Transnational Institute of Social ecology … Continue reading →

2017/05/13 · Leave a comment

Jai Bhim! Roots Reggae

I’m in the process of arranging and recording this song. My homage to Babasaheb.

2017/05/12 · Leave a comment

I Will Stand Up for You

‘I Will Stand Up for You’. a song by Rob Quist, originally written for his wife, has become his campaign song in his bid for US House of Representatives from … Continue reading →

2017/05/10 · Leave a comment

Sangha is a Network, not a Club

editor: I’ve discovered a new movement in Christianity which models “church” as an open ‘centered set’, as opposed to a closed ‘bounded set’ (see discussion below). I’ve come to see … Continue reading →

2017/05/10 · Leave a comment

Before Stonewall: Queens Resist Cops at Comptons

Ladies In The Streets: Before Stonewall, Transgender Uprising Changed Lives by Nicole Pasulka May 5, 20154:52 PM ET originally published at NPR.org Code Switch It was after the bars … Continue reading →

2017/05/09 · Leave a comment

Singhashri: Radical Inclusivity

Singhashri is a Chilean-American lesbian Buddhist in Triratna who speaks with great depth and sensitivity to issues of difference that both exclude people from sangha and also invite an opportunity … Continue reading →

2017/05/08 · Leave a comment

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