Democracy and Interconnection vs. Fascism and Isolation One way to understand our time is as a battleground of intense narrative disputes. On one side, the climate… Read More »Democracy and Interconnection vs. Fascism and Isolation
“There’s an old Zen saying: ‘The world is topsy-turvy.’ In other words, it’s an upside-down, crazy world. This may seem like an extreme statement, but… Read More »REMINDER: “Buddhist Activism for Today’s World” Six-class Series Starts Tomorrow, September 5!
The Real Seeker One real seeker for truth is better than hundreds of those who inquire from sheer curiosity , or the mere theorists and… Read More »The Real Seeker
The Teachings of the Awakened If you wound or grieve another, You have not learned [non-attachment]. Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat in moderation.… Read More »The Teachings of the Awakened
Happy Labor Day, Everyone! Here is the Labor Day weekend class schedule at Lotus Center . . . . Saturday, August 30 7:00 — 7:45… Read More »Labor Day Weekend Class Schedule
The Mind of Wood and Stone Bodhidharma [the patriarch of Zen Buddhism] said, “Each mind is like wood and stone.” Mind here spoken of is… Read More »The Mind of Wood and Stone
The Hatha Yoga of Walking? Note: The following paragraph is the result of insights the author experienced while trekking through the Himalayan mountains of Tibet.… Read More »The Hatha Yoga of Walking?
The Art of Joyful Doing When you live through the ego, you always reduce the present moment to a means to an end. You live… Read More »The Art of Joyful Doing
Contemplating Climate Change There’s an old Zen saying: “The world is topsy-turvy.” In other words, it’s an upside-down, crazy world. This may seem like an… Read More »Contemplating Climate Change
