The Never-Ending Project: 21st Century Buddhist Social Theory
In Pruning the Bodhi Tree (1997), Paul Swanson explains Hakamaya Noriaki’s essay Critical Buddhism (1990) thus: Hakamaya’s next collection opens with “Introduction to Critical Buddhism: ‘Critical Philosophy’ versus ‘Topical Philosophy’. It’s point, in … Continue reading
Theravada: It Starts with Loving-Kindness
I went to the first session of meditation with Ven. Sirinanda last Friday at the Dalhousie Multifaith Centre. Every teacher has something different to teach, and Bhante did likewise. (“Bhante” … Continue reading
The Punk Dharma is DIY
The Punk Dharma is DIY. I finally realized that there are no right views or wrong views with regard to awakening. I’m free to believe anything I want, so long … Continue reading
Stonewall: Sylvia Rivera and the Legacy of Resistance
UPDATE: While I was away on a bicycle camping retreat, the US Supreme Court declared gay marriage legal in all 50 states. The Guardian UK reports. I am going to visit … Continue reading
Pope Francis: They Cry of the Earth, the Cry of the Poor
From Democracy Now: “The First Third World Encyclical”: Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana drafted the encyclical. In his long-awaited encyclical on the environment and climate change, Pope Francis has called … Continue reading
US: White, Anti-Gov Extremists Kill More Than Muslims
From Democracy Now: Report: Non-Muslim Extremists in U.S. Kill Far More Than Muslims A new tally has confirmed white supremacists and other non-Muslim fanatics have killed far more people in … Continue reading
Emptiness, Suffering, Beauty and Truth
Emptiness, emptiness, emptiness. It just goes round and round, like a dog chasing it’s tail. There’s no end of thinking about what it means, even though lately I’ve gotten ever … Continue reading
Fire Puja: Burning Secrets Revealed
Some members of Nalandabodhi Halifax are participating in a Fire Puja at a graveyard in the North End of Halifax tonight. I don’t know why they’re conducting Fire Puja in … Continue reading
IMF: Fossil Fuels Subsidy $10 Million per Minute
‘Shocking’ revelation finds $5.3 trillion subsidy estimate for 2015 is greater than the total health spending of all the world’s governments Damian Carrington @dpcarrington Monday 18 May 2015 14.30 BSTLast modified on … Continue reading
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
[“Laudato Si” is from the great Canticle of the Sun by Francesco d’Assisi, Italy Pope Francis alluded to this poem in the title of his encyclical.] Canticle of the Sun … Continue reading
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