Buddhism in the Age of Trump by Glenn Wallis New Seminar Begins June 13, 2017 What should a socially-aware person make of Buddhism? It presents itself as the treasure house of … Continue reading →
Dharma Podcasts Maia Duerr: Socially Engaged Dharma: Roots and Shoots Episode Description: Maia Duerr begins her talk by describing how she relates to the tempestuous headlines we often see, and acknowledges … Continue reading →
Julie Nelson’s argument that corporations are ‘just people’ who could be convinced to steer the corporation towards ‘conscious capitalism’ (Tricycle, March 10, 2017) is specious and without empirical evidence. In fact, … Continue reading →
Eastern philosophy influences human rights advocacy by Sunil Babu Pant May 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm EDT Sunil Babu Pant is the founder of the Blue Diamond Society, a Nepalese LGBTIQ … Continue reading →
Zen and the Art of Social Movement Maintenance JAMES K ROWE 27 March 2015 This article was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. Activists meditating in Zuccotti Park during Occupy. Credit: Waging … Continue reading →
editor: The following are two articles on the life and work of Damcho Dyson, formerly a Tibetan nun who “disrobed” as a monastic and then years later “robed” once again … Continue reading →
How does spirituality connect to social change? [editor: This is the second article on non-dualism] MICHAEL EDWARDS 22 May 2017 originally published at opendemocracy.net/transformation Credit: © Nevit Dilmen. CC … Continue reading →
The next two posts explore non-dualism from Hindu and Buddhist perspectives. The first is by Jody Radzik, whose slideshare “The Folk Theory of Nondual Enlightenment” looks at both Buddhist/Theravada concepts of … Continue reading →
Russell and George discuss the collapse of democracy as an effective political system and ask “what’s next?” Monbiot offers a potential for a new democracy based on community and belonging. … Continue reading →
Joe BrewerMay 17, 2017, originally published at Medium Storm clouds gather for a future that will be turbulent and dangerous. We need designers ready for this future. Design schools all over … Continue reading →
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