Category: Politics
Alan Senauke: Burma at the Crossroads
Hozan Alan Senauke of the Clear View Project concisely explains the conflict happening in Burma, and what you can do about it.
Practicing Eco-Mindfulness with Jerry Kolber of the Interdependence Project
The Interdependence Project's Jerry Kolber shares some of the ways you can make a difference to our planet's health, right now.
From The Worst Horse’s Mouth: “What’s a Weeger?” / Getting caught up on the Uighur riots
In China's worst ethnic unrest in years, Uighurs took to the streets of Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, on Sunday.
How do you put compassion into action?
Punk rock. Divorce. Buddhism. Heidiminx explains how she developed her DIY approach to fixing the world.
In Times of War, Feed the Right Wolf
Marianne Elliott on how to continue our practice during times of violence, by nourishing hope and mindfulness.
Iran: Compassion in Chaos
Steve Silberman reflects on a picture from the Iran elections of a protester helping a wounded riot policeman out of the crowd to safety:
Applied Dharma
Norman Fischer sees the many ways the dharma is being applied in helping others and helping ourselves as Buddhism’s greatest gift to our time.
Return to the (Political) World
In the last of the famed ox-herding pictures, the disciple returns to the world with open, helping hands. That includes the messy, neurotic, imperfect world of politics, the very place where the bodhisattva way is practiced and our realization is put on the line.
A Challenge to Buddhists
Bhikkhu Bodhi looks at how Buddhist practice can be applied to the modern world in a way that provides aid to various problems of the age.
Politics of a Still Mind
Perry Garfinkel offers an appreciation of the deep personal realization behind Thich Nhat Hanh's philosophy of Engaged Buddhism.