Tribute to the Life and Art of Lou Reed
Lou Reed is my kind of Buddhist. Laurie Anderson’s tribute to the life and art of Lou Reed is entitled “The Bells”, the title track of Reed’s 1979 album. Strange … Continue reading
Exploring White Privilege at Spirit Rock
[Editor’s note: this day-long is being offered at Spirit Rock in May. It is offered, in part, as a Continuing Education course for Health Care Professionals, so I understand why they direct … Continue reading
Carl Sagan Presents His “Baloney Detection Kit”: 8 Tools for Skeptical Thinking
I apply some of theses tools to Buddhism from time to time. Keeps the religious mystification (aka bullshit) in check. Carl Sagan Presents His “Baloney Detection Kit”: 8 Tools for Skeptical … Continue reading
Right to the City Against the Banks
“We all have a right to the city and must fight to win it!” Boston Right to Remain Action 2015 A conversation with Tony Romano of the Right to the … Continue reading
Next System Project: Combatting Gentrification
Friends: I am working on a local project in the North End of Halifax to stop the gentrification of the traditionally Black and Indigenous North Central neighbourhood, also home to … Continue reading
Note #108: Recovering your Buddha Nature
I saw Craig Cardiff sing this song at the Company House last Saturday. He talked about this song, and he also told the story of the Buddhist tantric master, Milarepa, … Continue reading
#AusterityFail
George Osborne just broke an astonishing record, making him the worst Chancellor in UK history EDITORIAL The Independent UK George Osborne has broken a record so astonishing, that it will … Continue reading
Is India facing its worst-ever water crisis?
Soutik BiswasDelhi correspondent 27 March 2016 From the section India Image captionThe canal connecting the Ganges to the power station dried up because of a lack of water On 11 March, … Continue reading
Richard Rohr: Bias from the Bottom
Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation Homes on the former Juarez dump, Juarez, Mexico 2006. CAC archives. Bias from the Bottom: Week 2 Summary Sunday, March 27-Friday, April 1, 2016 You never … Continue reading
Mushim Patricia Ikeda: Remembering Our Wholeness
Published on Sep 4, 2015 This is a video of Mushim Patricia Ikeda delivering her keynote address to the 2015 Starr King Symposium: Remembering Our Wholeness. The honored guest teacher … Continue reading
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