What a Shame! The Social Psychology of Convert Buddhist Churches
A Five-Part Series on Sexual Exploitation in Buddhist Communities Part 4: What a Shame!: The Social Psychology of Convert Buddhist Communities Part 1: BPF Rising Up to End Sexual Abuse … Continue reading
Bhikkhu Bodhi on Conscientious Compassion: Why Mindfulness is Not Enough
In this interview with angela Kyodo williams, she said to him, “Bhikkhu Bodhi is fierce!” He was dumbfounded, speechless. I decided right then that I wanted an orange t-shirt that said “Bhikkhu … Continue reading
Third Quake in Eastern Kathmandu; 7.3 Richter Scale
Nepal earthquake: Dozens die in new tremor near Everest 14 minutes ago Tuesday’s quake has also sparked off another round of seismic jolts in its wake. Just 30 minutes after … Continue reading
Holy Anatman, Batman! Meditation on Non-self Nature
EVERYTHING IS NON-SELF NATURE I believe in Buddhanature: primordial wisdom and compassion that is all-pervasive, that is all-creative, that is expressed in every unique facet of form-existence. Everything is empty … Continue reading
Nepal earthquake: UN says it has only received fraction of necessary aid
UN says aid contributions must be ‘dramatically ramped up’ because it has received only $22m of the requested $415m The UN resident coordinator for Nepal, Jamie McGoldrick: ‘The relief needs … Continue reading
Send Relief for the Children of Nepal
Nepal earthquake: ‘Million children left out of school’ By Hannah RichardsonBBC News education reporter 8 May 2015 Child-friendly spaces such as this one have been set up in 14 districts … Continue reading
Ruminations 1: Impermanent Things Make Me Happy
It is precisely because impermanent, conditioned phenomena are unsatisfying that we are motivated to awaken. Seeing these characteristics clearly becomes the cause of and condition for liberation. Joseph Goldstein, “The … Continue reading
Nepal’s Mountain Bikers Are Getting Aid to Isolated Quake-Hit Villages
Time Magazine / Stefanie Glinski / Kathmandu May 5, 2015 Caleb SpearA mountain bike team member hands out tarpaulin in villages in need of relief after the Nepal earthquake of … Continue reading
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