These words of wisdom for Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh on interbeing are a classic statement about the interconnectedness of all phenomena. For example, if you think about the recent tragedy in the marine ecosystem of central Vietnam, where a massive toxic waste disposal by Formosa Steel caused the death of millions of sea animals and made the waters around Ha Tinh Province,… Read More Thich Nhat Hanh on Interbeing
Speculative fiction books with Buddhist themes: I cobbled together this list from a forum discussion saved on Reddit and Wikipedia. Roger Zelazny’s Lord of Light: (1967) Buddha (Sam) battles the Hindi pantheon in a future where humans use their technology to assume the role of gods and rulers. Lord of Light (1967) was awarded the 1968 Hugo… Read More Science Fiction w/ Buddhist Themes
Buddhism is a dead religion. That is, if you practice it as a religion. If you don’t practice it as a religion, but as a journey to explore the infinite complexity of self and the universe, then it’s vibrantly alive. The dharma is nothing more, and nothing less, than a set of instructions that empowers one to unveil… Read More Beyond Buddhism
This is a preview of the live version of track 6 “Tara’s Mantra” on Krishna Das’s April 2014 album release “Kirtan Wallah”. This live kirtan was filmed on New York City in October 2013. The studio-recorded album will be available on CD and digital download through http://www.krishnadas.com, iTunes, amazon.com and many other outlets.
The following post is explores Buddhist cosmology using fuzzy logic, of which I am only just becoming familiar. Fuzzy logic is a fairly new branch of mathematics that creates sets (categories) out of continuous variables (among other things). In the West, it began to be explored in the 1920s. Professor Lofti Zadeh designed fuzzy logic set theory at the… Read More Non-Self as Fuzzy Logic
Rev. angel Kyodo williams opens the dialogue on racism in America with Buddhists and social justice activists, from a radical dharma perspective. Rev. Kyodo williams’ perspective includes Buddhist concepts but goes far beyond that. I participated in the webinar and have listed to this recording several times. Every time I listen I learn something new.… Read More Radical Dharma with Rev. angel Kyodo williams
From the New Yorker: RISING INEQUALITY: JANET YELLEN TELLS IT LIKE IT IS The extent of and continuing increase in inequality in the United States greatly concerns me. … It is no secret that the past few decades of widening inequality can be summed up as significant income and wealth gains for those at the… Read More Janet Yellen: Rising Inequality
