People want the world to be safe. Why do people want to get rid of foreigners? Or feel threatened by the possibility of aliens and strange things or things that they can’t predict? The more insular you are, the more your world is like that, so even people from the next county, ‘Well, you can’t trust them; they’re not like us.’ You are limited to a very small group of people…
Read MoreDoes Buddhism offer any special perspective on the ecological crisis? Do its teachings imply a different way of understanding the biosphere, and our relationship to it…
Read MoreAmericans support due process, and based on overwhelming poll numbers that includes American Buddhists. Disregarding the value American buddhists place on due process protections damages the credibility of the Spirit Rock decision, the organization and its ability to be a leader in the insight meditation movement…
Read MoreFollow these 12 simple steps and get the recognition you deserve! There’s a world of admiration and respect waiting for you when you start leading your new Sangha!
Read MoreThe Author responds to being labeled a “Bad Feminist” for calling out the firing of a male colleague without evidence of wrongdoing. “My fundamental position is that women are human beings, with the full range of saintly and demonic behaviours this entails, including criminal ones. They're not angels, incapable of wrongdoing. If they were, we wouldn't need a legal system.”
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