Rising Up to End Sexual Abuse in Buddhist Communities: Part 2
Part 2: Studies of Sexual Exploitation in Buddhist Communities From the Editor of Engage!, Shaun Bartone: Jack Kornfield conducted a survey of dharma teachers* in the mid 80s (published in Yoga … Continue reading
Practicing Compassion When Hate Is So “Murderously Sweet”
[Engage! is proud to introduce a new contributor to the blog, Alycee Lane—Editor.] When hate is so “murderously sweet” by Alycee Lane After the release of a video that showed members … Continue reading
No End of Insight: Performance Art as Awakening
I was asked to be part of a vocal piece staged at the NSCAD Academy building for their student show: No End of Insight. It was a 2-hour piece; three … Continue reading
Evolutionary Diversity and Self-organizing systems
[Editor: this post was written in response to an online retreat by David Loy for Tricycle magazine, going through his thesis in “The New Bodhisattva Path”. I wanted to reproduce … Continue reading
BPF Interview with Arun, the Angry Asian Buddhist
Buddhist Peace Fellowship board member Funie Hsu hopped on the phone with Arun, cultural critic and creator of the Angry Asian Buddhist blog phenomenon (blognomenon!), to ask him about Orientalism, racism, representation, … Continue reading
Ambedkar Jayati: Baba Saheb’s 124th Birthday April 14 Jai Bhim!
Ambedkar Jayanti What’s New this YearAs per the media, there is a planning to decorate the constructed Ambedkar’s memorial in the Mumbai which would be inaugurated by the Prime Minister … Continue reading
Get out of the Car: Awakening At The Grand Canyon
A year before my mother died of cancer, we went to the Grand Canyon together. Her brother, my uncle Gus, lived in Mesa, Arizona, and he wanted to fulfill one … Continue reading
Engaged in Service and Relationship
April 08, 2015 In the Spirit of Service [Editor; I’m highlighting Sharon Salzburg’s statement below because engagement is not limited to social justice or service work. We also engage in our relationships … Continue reading
STOP EATING BEEF:
STOP EATING BEEF: http://www.cowspiracy.com Animal agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation, water consumption and pollution, is responsible for more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry, and is a primary … Continue reading
The One Demand: Is Occupy the First Buddhist Mass Movement?
Buddhist teachings on emptiness challenge us to think about broad-based social movements as an unfolding process, as that which has deep roots in history, and which has no certainty of outcomes, no guarantee of arriving at a projected utopian … Continue reading
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