August 27, 2010 – 2:14 pm
Glenn Beck likes to say that the date of his “Restoring Honor” rally tomorrow — to be held at the Lincoln Monument, on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech — is a coincidence. He also offers that he’s “no MLK” — no kidding! — but he has [...]
August 26, 2010 – 9:50 am
“Don’t film us,” exhorts a parent in the new film, Journey from Zanskar: A Monk’s Vow to Children. [Trailer below.] “We look like corpses.”
But a monk responds: “The rest of the world will see how things are in Zanskar.”
And it’s a good thing, too. The residents of Zanskar don’t have it easy and, too often, [...]
August 14, 2010 – 3:08 pm
Robert Aitken Roshi, pictured at left at an anti-war demonstration, was one of the driving forces behind the “Engaged Buddhism” movement in the west. We mourn and cry for his leaving this visible world this week, although hand in hand we know there is no life or death, no place to go. Zen offers both [...]
In the aftermath of January’s terrible earthquake in Haiti, I spoke to the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi about what concerned readers could do to help. A well-known and prodigious translator of Pali Buddhist texts into English, he is also the founder of Buddhist Global Relief — a new, visionary, Buddhist-inspired humanitarian organization contributing to relief [...]
As Lani Rowe of New York’s Interdependence Project tells us:
“The IDP has decided to go full throttle and upgrade our website to provide a more conducive environment for advanced user interaction. Although it will feature a new online store – complete with environmentally friendly schwag – and a highly interactive events calendar, the real crown [...]
Via Human Rights Watch:
“Eyewitness accounts confirm that Chinese security forces used disproportionate force and acted with deliberate brutality during and after unprecedented Tibetan protests beginning on March 10, 2008, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Many violations continue today, including disappearances, wrongful convictions and imprisonment, persecution of families, and the [...]
With Burma VJ now available on DVD, we re-present Danny Fisher’s interview with two of the film’s key players.
I recently had both the honor and the pleasure of interviewing U Pyinya Zawta, a founding member and the executive director of the All Burma’s Monks’ Alliance, for my blog here at Shambhala SunSpace. After spending [...]
In this second installment of Leslee Goodman’s interview with former Buddhist monastics Thanissara and Kittisaro, the conversation begins with a discussion of the unequal treatment of bhikkhuni, (nuns in the Theravadan tradition in Thailand), and continues to give us a glimpse of the personal lives of two people who are [...]
In a new interview exclusive to SunSpace, former Buddhist monastics Thanissara — who contributed to The Time Has Come, Buddhadharma magazine’s current discussion of the second-class status of Buddhist nuns — and Kittisaro talk about the marriage of Buddhist practice and social activism. Part One follows here.
By Leslee Goodman
Former Buddhist monk Kittisaro [...]
Nice to see this on CNN’s homepage this morning: “Demonstrators around the world plan to show their support for Aung San Suu Kyi at rallies celebrating the pro-democracy leader’s 65th birthday[today], while international leaders renewed calls for her release.”
The US Campaign for Burma puts things this way: “Millions Rallied to Free Nelson Mandela and [...]
By Danny Fisher
Anyone who’s read the news lately probably doesn’t need to be told that Arizona’s passage of SB1070, a harsh new bill meant to curb illegal immigration in the state, has become a major flashpoint in the debate about immigration reform in our country. What you may not know is that among those [...]
…and that’s saying something. After all, has interviewed the Karmapa and quite a lot of other fascinating people. But this interview with Palden Gyatso — Part 1 of 6, and a heartbreaker to be sure — is very much worth your time.
Click through to view further installments of Heidiminx’s interview with Palden Gyatso. Parts Two [...]
If you’ve been following her occasional postings here, you know that our friend Heidiminx is the very model of the punk-rock dharma activist. She also has, um, a few tattoos. Some ink, of course, is more meaningful than others — as this new video by Heidiminx makes abundantly clear. In it, she interviews a member [...]
The Agence France-Presse and The Globe and Mail have stories of separate responses.
Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master’s Recipe for Living a Life That Matters has been selected among the top ten films for Culture Unplugged’s “Humanity Explored” Film-Maker’s Choice Award. The film, which focuses on Bernie Glassman, is described thus: “Bernard Glassman teaches a distillation of Zen wisdom that can be used as a [...]
