Bird Fly Mind
When I meditate on my cushion, I can see out my bedroom window. I’m on the 7th floor, which is about the level that birds like to fly. The seagulls fly just … Continue reading
More Evidence of Buddhist Bhakti
I started reading Gil Fronsdal’s Ph.D. Dissertation, “The Dawn of the Boddhisattva; Studies in the Religious Ideal of Ancient Indian Buddhists with particular emphasis on the earliest extant Perfection of … Continue reading
What Suffering?
The central teaching of the Buddhas Four Noble Truths is that “there is suffering.” But what is suffering, really? I think it’s time we developed some kind of realistic definition … Continue reading
Rowan St. John: Photo Essay on Yungdrung Bon Tradition in India
Engaged! is happy to present the work of a new contributor, photographer Rowan St. John. We present three photos here with the artist’s permission. Please click through to the website to … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: A Message From the Dispossessed
A Warning for the Underclass and Privileged Classes Posted on Jan 11, 2015 By Chris Hedges Broken pens were placed in a pool of simulated blood Friday outside the French Consulate in Istanbul … Continue reading
The world is still getting warmer
CHRIS MOONEY COMMENTARY Speaking on the U.S. Senate floor in July, Oklahoma’s James Inhofe – soon to head, once again, the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee – made a claim … Continue reading
The Path of the Wandering Siddha
I think of the sangha as a very soft, open thing. I’ve got people I’ve practiced with in a deep way for many years, like my wife, and my dear … Continue reading
Dilgo Khyentse on “Sitting”
The whole concept of making people sit perfectly still without making any noise for hours on end is really a a form of social control practiced by the white western … Continue reading
The Dalit Buddhist Revolution in North America
From the pain come the dream From the dream come the vision From the vision come the people From the people come the power From this power come the change … Continue reading
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