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Buddhism is Dead; Long Live Buddhism

Buddhism Was Only for Rich People—Until Now Dear David Chapman: I’ve read several posts in your series (“We Matter to Buddhism“) and you’re missing the fact that Boomer Buddhism is … Continue reading

2017/06/14 · Leave a comment

Buddhist Futures: The Void

I’ve decided to write a sci-fi thriller flick called ‘The Void’. It’s a spoof of Buddhist debates on emptiness, featuring a bunch of clueless Buddhist astronauts on an orphaned spaceship … Continue reading

2017/06/12 · Leave a comment

Integral Theory on the Dynamics of Social Groups

[Note: this article was pubished at Integral Life as a section of a longer article on civil society responses to Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord. It’s a synopsis … Continue reading

2017/06/12 · Leave a comment

One community garden at a time

How New Yorkers are fighting for food justice Tanya Fields’ Libertad Urban Farm joins a city-wide movement to redistribute resources to poor communities that are systemically deprived of healthy food … Continue reading

2017/06/12 · Leave a comment

Let’s Get Personal for a Moment

I have turned to the work of Chris Grosso, aka the Indie Spiritualist, for some fresh inspiration. Chris blends several traditions and practices in a way that works for him. … Continue reading

2017/06/11 · Leave a comment

Beyond Bicycles: Ecology as Social Justice

Why the Fight for Environmental Justice Is Also a Fight for Social Justice Nityanand Jayaraman 05/06/2017 originally posted at The Wire  Let this World Environment Day be the day you take … Continue reading

2017/06/09 · Leave a comment

Yes Even the Trump Family Meditates

Two articles: the first on David Lynch’s TM charity in Washington, DC and the second on Ivanka Trump’s twice daily meditation practice, originally posted at Ivanka Trump’s Team blog. So let’s … Continue reading

2017/06/06 · 1 Comment

Race Tests in White-Dominant Congregations

[editorThe following two articles look at research into racial segregation in religious congregations in America. The first looks at empirical studies of micro-agressions and ‘race tests’ in white-dominant Christian congregations. … Continue reading

2017/06/06 · Leave a comment

Mindfulness and White Supremacy In America

[editor: I just read an article in the Guardian UK about the rise of neo-Nazi parties in the US, emboldened by the election of Trump. One of its lead organizers, … Continue reading

2017/06/04 · Leave a comment

Transformative Networks: Critical Connections

[editor: I was contemplating the Heart Sutra the other day, and it came to me: “form is relationship; relationship is form.” That thought resonates with the following article on organizing in … Continue reading

2017/06/03 · Leave a comment

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