by Shaun Bartone The dharma is your life. The real meaning of “All dharmas are empty” is that in the empty space of the dharma, you are supposed to insert the complex fabric and experience of your life. There are actually very few concepts in Buddhism: non-self, emptiness, suffering, impermanence, mutual causality, karma, liberation, mindfulness, wisdom-compassion. Once… Read More The Dharma Is Your Life

Following our stories yesterday about BP, we have published a remarkable investigation into a dark period in Colombia’s oil past. The story is about a Colombian trade union leader who today begins an unprecedented case against BP in the High Court in London alleging its complicity in his kidnap and torture for 42 days. It… Read More Colombian Labour Leader Sues BP for Kidnap and Torture

A Five-Part Series on Sexual Exploitation in Buddhist Communities Part 3: Why Convert Buddhist Churches Act Like Incestuous Families Part 1: BPF Rising Up to End Sexual Abuse in Buddhist Communities Part 2: Studies of Sexual Exploitation in Buddhist Communities Part 4: What a Shame! The Social Psychology of Convert Buddhist Churches http://www.clinicalsocialwork.com/systems.html David L. Calof… Read More Why Convert Buddhist Churches Act Like Incestuous Families

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 Bodhi is fierce!”

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 the 7.3 quake, an aftershock of 6.3 magnitude hit. There have been another five major aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or higher. Media captionThe latest earthquake… Read More Third Quake in Eastern Kathmandu; 7.3 Richter Scale