Leslie Booker: Self-Preservation of Activism
This talk by Leslie Booker in Worldwide Insight is a rich stew of mindful insights and embodied practices, offering many different kinds of dharma approaches to activism. Leslie has taught … Continue reading →
Richard Rohr: From Being Driven to Being Drawn
No matter how much brutality there is in the world, we still have the power to do good. We are really powerful people. — Shaun Bartone Richard Rohr’s Daily … Continue reading →
BLM: Freedom Cities
Freedom Cities is an example of autonomous municipalism, creating the kind of communities we want to live in. How Freedom Cities Can Make All People of Color Safer Zenobia Jeffries … Continue reading →
Thich Nhat Hanh: There is no Rebirth
I’m glad that Thay and I are on the same page with this doctrine. From the Lion’s Roar, Jan. 2012 Do you have to believe in reincarnation to be a … Continue reading →
Resistance is Never Enough
Slavoj Zizek manages to get the whole message out, without getting lost, in this rather short video (for him): the Left doesn’t have a plan. It’s a very similar message … Continue reading →
Triratna Gender Diverse 2017 Retreat
Kamalanandi and Shradasiddhi teach at the second Triratna Gender Diverse Retreat at Adhistana in Coddington, UK, 2017. Kamalanandi teaches on ‘Practicing Ksanti in the face of Adversity.’ Shradasiddhi teaches on … Continue reading →
Lama Rod Owens: Loves In Need of Love
Lama Rod Owens’ teaches at Worldwide Insight on ‘The Practice of Love as Social Resistance”, Lama Rod offers profound teachings on Buddhist approaches to non-violent resistance to dominant forms of … Continue reading →
In My Tribe 2: Sense8
Almost from the beginning of this blog, I have tried to understand what ‘sangha’ is, and what it means to ‘take refuge in the sangha’. I figured out a few … Continue reading →
Aro: Form, Emptiness and Non-Duality
The Aro g’Ter lineage offers one of the best explanations of the spirituality of emptiness and non-duality that I have seen. What I have found amongst Mahayana/Vajrayana sects (Dzogchen in … Continue reading →
Slumdog Buddha #2
“Right Now, It’s Like This”: It’s a phrase whose usage is catching on, especially among members of the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society community, and related groups like Dharma … Continue reading →
