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As a social studies teacher, at times I have taught both US and World History. As person from an educated family (both parents graduated from Cornell in 1930's and both did substantial graduate work)...
View ArticleThe Election Is Close! Something to Help Us Calmly Focus
I have read many diaries of late, expressing the fact that all of us are under tremendous stress, because the stakes are so high. I read a wonderful book assigned to me by my Philosophy Professor, and...
View ArticleMettā, not Meta
Mettā, not MetaIn Buddhism, mettā is one of the sublime attitudes. It is best described as unconditional and detached lovingkindness. It is a state to be cultivated because it brings a sense of ease...
View ArticleWhy Call it "Climaticide"? The Power of True Names
[Yesterday I finally took the leap and started my own blog, Climaticide Chronicles. Below, by way of an introduction, I have reprinted my welcoming post from Climaticide Chronicles in the hope that...
View ArticleBrothers and Sisters at Daily Kos: Seek Peace and Pursue it
We confront a world full of violence. It seems appropriate to think instead of Peace. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is a state of being, of harmony with oneself, one's environment,...
View ArticleVietnamese monks and nuns desperately need help
Some of the most peaceful people on the planet are being violently harassed and bullied and denied freedom of religion in Viet Nam. Monks and nuns practicing Buddhism in the tradition of Thich Nhat...
View ArticleSunday Night Sermons: Taking the Bus Home
The last of the middle school students filed out of the building and for the first time since the doors to the after school program had opened at 3:00 p.m., the main hall was quiet. The sounds of the...
View Articlethankfulness = mindfulness = thankfulness
It is good that many will today reflect on things - and persons - for which they are thankful. Might I offer a suggestion, one I think particular relevant for those of us who are hypervigilant on the...
View ArticlePolitical Buddha – Part 1: Engaged Buddhism
Disclaimer: Political Buddha is a monthly diary series exploring how Buddhist philosophy may be used to become a more effective voter, political commentator (or blogger) or progressive activist—without...
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Buddhism and the Universal Concept of Social Responsibility
Studying in Japan back in college, I had a very unique Buddhist experience, one of which I did not understand until years afterwards. I had joined a Buddhist student group that took me to the far...
View ArticleA Future Up in Smoke: But What About the Children?
At the end of 2011, the Global Carbon Project reported that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion grew by nearly 6% in 2010—the highest annual growth on record. If these rates continue,...
View ArticleOne Moment, Please…
Yesterday, I was nearly run over by a car. I was walking down to REI, crossing at a busy intersection only a couple blocks from the store. I was in the crosswalk. I had the light. I was not talking on...
View ArticleThe Great Bell Chant
I am delighted to find a sangha here. I'd like to share this lovely gift from Thich Nhat Hanh and brother Phap Niem.
View ArticleAfter the Fall: Taking Flight from a Pile of Broken Bones
On this day 30 years ago, I fell from a helicopter and broke both arms and both legs.I lived in Colorado at the time and volunteered with the county’s search-and-rescue team. That morning, our team...
View ArticleDonald Trump Insults the Teachings of Buddha
In the world there are an estimated half a billion Buddhists, and about one million Buddhists in the United States according to the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies.Some of...
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DKos Sangha Weekly Open Thread
Good morning! Welcome to the DKos Sangha weekly open thread.This is an open thread for members of the DKos Sangha and interested visitors who happen by. Each of us has our own path; we come here by...
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Dkos Community Weekly Sangha Thread
Good morning! Welcome to the DKos Sangha weekly open thread.This is an open thread for members of the DKos Sangha and interested visitors who happen by. Each of us has our own path; we come here by...
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Dkos Community Weekly Sangha Thread
Good morning! Welcome to the Dkos Sangha weekly open thread.This is an open thread for members of the Dkos Sangha and interested visitors who happen by. Each of us has our own path; we come here by...
View ArticleWe Have Lost Our Sense of Tragedy In a Search For Heroes and Villains
What has happened, is happening and will happen in Kenosha is a national tragedy. Sadly, it seems that we have lost the ability to see it as such.Some want to cast Jacob Blake as the innocent hero and...
View ArticleDkos Community Weekly Sangha Thread
Good morning! Welcome to the Dkos Sangha weekly open thread.This is an open thread for members of the Dkos Sangha and interested visitors who happen by. Each of us has our own path; we come here by...
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