The Event: Revolutionary Explosion of the Excluded [Shunyata]
We the marginalized shunyata—the historical, political or ecclesial “nothing”—we who are an “inconsistent multiplicity” that is not countable as the “one” or the binary “other”, we are the excluded shunyata that explodes … Continue reading
NOTHING: The Science of Emptiness
SPOILER ALERT: In scientific terms, there’s no such thing as nothing or even emptiness as an absolute condition. This discussion explores the outer limits of “nothing” and its various historical and scientific definitions, from … Continue reading
(White) Settler Futurity with Bloody Hands on Stolen Land
Memory is short when it comes to your futurity [1]. Imagination is productive when it comes to your futurity, to your innocence. originally published at https://unsettlingasexistence.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/white-futurity-with-bloody-hands-on-stolen-land/ by Trycia Bazinet Given who … Continue reading
Tommy Rosen: The Next Thing Addiction
It has taken me nearly 25 years of continuous recovery, study of yoga, meditation and various forms of spirituality to understand that there is a deep and subtle form of … Continue reading
How empathy, not protest, can defeat Trump and right-wing extremism
The Facebook Group, Sangha in the Streets (SITS) posted the following article. By posting this here, I’m not saying that I agree with it’s position. I’m posting it because it offers a … Continue reading
Is Meditation the Key to Reducing Racial Bias?
Tweeted from ATS: With all that’s happening in our country and around the world, the need to strengthen our capacity for empathy is more essential than ever. A recent study from … Continue reading
Tom Pepper on Dependent Origination
From Buddha Event Forum http://buddhaevent.boards.net/thread/8/second-iteration-faithful-buddhist I am sorry to report that Tom Pepper’s latest revival of The Faithful Buddhist has apparently ended. Tom indicated in comments posted there August 28 … Continue reading
Ann Gleig: The Dukkha of Racism
The Dukkha of Racism: Racial Inclusion and Justice in American Convert Buddhism: originally published in Against the Stream and American Buddhist Perspectives. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/americanbuddhist/2016/01/the-dukkha-of-racism-racial-inclusion-and-justice-in-american-convert-buddhism.html Editor’s note: I’m delighted to host guest-posts dealing with … Continue reading
Olendzki: The Trouble with Teachers
The following presents what I understand to be the approach to teachers that is typical of Theravada and Nikaya (early) Buddhism. As my friend Vimilarasa Mason John (Triratna) said once: … Continue reading
BUDDHIST MONK’S SEXUAL ABUSE REVEALED
This has to stop. We have to deeply examine what’s going on in western sanghas that makes people vulnerable to sexual abuse. This story is almost a year old (May … Continue reading
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