The United States versus the Gospels

The crime of liberation theology was that it takes the Gospels seriously. That’s unacceptable. The Gospels are radical pacifist material, if you take a look at them. When the Roman emperor Constantine adopted Christianity, he…

With the Sangha

Yesterday Brian, Melissa, Katie and I met in my home for our sangha’s second Saturday of the month meditation.  We listened to a talk Thich Nhat Hanh gave 30 years ago, in which he advocated…

Keep It Simple

“I vow to bring joy to one person in the morning and to help relieve the suffering of one person in the afternoon.” –Thích Nhất Hạnh

Word of the Day: Maitri

“Maitri is translated in a lot of ways, maybe most commonly as love, but the way Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche translated it was unconditional friendliness and in particular unconditional friendliness to oneself.” — Pema  Chödron

Vigilance

In all these struggles [inside the Empire] the greatest danger for us lies in becoming tired and giving up, letting ourselves be diverted or corrupted, falling into dependence on drugs, alcohol, or prosperity, becoming depoliticized…

Gatha

Thở vào tâm tĩnh lặng, Thở ra miệng mỉm cười. An trú trong hiện tại, Giây phút đẹp tuyệt vời.

His Memory Always a Blessing

From Rabbi Michael Lerner: Daniel Berrigan was one of the most inspiring figures of the anti-war and social justice movements of the past fifty years. He died on Saturday, April 30, 2016, and will be…

Getting Something Started

I believe it’s a thousand year project; I don’t think this thing is going to be finished in my lifetime or in anybody’s lifetime. I think we possibly can get something started that will open…

Chris

Some people are able to focus, laser-like, on one thing—athletes, musicians, scientists. For Chris Wallach, it’s mindfulness. It’s a gift. It’s a talent she’s deliberately cultivated over the last several years. It’s a whole set…

Sunday’s Agenda

The Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta Swami Prabhavananda Sunday 28 February 2016 Self-Realization! All religions are true inasmuch as they lead to one and the same goal: God-realization. But arguments will not prove…