The Next System

The next system will be ecologically sustainable, powered by renewable energy, based on cooperative enterprise, sharing, interconnectedness, local to global. In the future, no one will have a “job”. The majority of people will be involved in organic food and fibre production on cooperative farms. People will work in self-organized cooperative teams whose goal is to… Read More The Next System

Revisiting Buddhist Anarchism

Posted by: Kenji Liu Posted date:  June 05, 2013 In:  Dhamma, Economics | comment : 63 http://www.buddhistpeacefellowship.org/revisiting-buddhist-anarchism/ I’ve been revisiting Buddhist anarchism lately, the strain of socially engaged Buddhism that some foundational Buddhist Peace Fellowship movers and shakers were associated with in some form. Like any religion, Buddhism’s tenets and teachings can be interpreted in many ways, including in the anti-state and anti-capitalist direction.… Read More Revisiting Buddhist Anarchism

Self, No-Self: Madness and Mindfulness

While one sense of self—self-grasping ignorance—is a troublemaker, stable and realistic self-confidence is necessary to accomplish the path. – The Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron, “The Self-Confidence of a Bodhisattva” In the course of doing research on Cotard syndrome, a depersonalization disorder, I discovered an amazing fact: the “self” is neurologically hardwired into the brain.… Read More Self, No-Self: Madness and Mindfulness