politics

Facing Samsara, making a difference

Climate change. The economic downturn. Terrorism. And now there’s Haiti. A client and I were conversing recently about the mess…

January 27, 2010

Buddhist monks: Vietnam police still harassing us

Followers of a world-famous Buddhist teacher who were forced out of a Vietnamese monastery over the weekend have taken refuge…

October 1, 2009

Obama administration in talks with Dalai Lama

The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama today confirmed that discussions between the Dalai Lama and a senior US…

September 14, 2009

Buddhist inmate wins religious lawsuit

A Buddhist prison inmate in Texas has won a lawsuit over rules for religious practice. The prison system requires religious…

May 11, 2009

Engagement, anxiety, and news addiction

A Wildmind visitor called Cory asked: I want to keep watch on world events so that I'm not naive with…

September 4, 2008

“Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution,” by David Loy

Buddhist author and scholar Nagapriya reviews a new book that takes a passionate and bold survey of Buddhism, how it…

September 1, 2008

Olympic torch relay marked by protests

World attention continues to be focused on human rights abuses in Tibet. The relay of the Olympic torch from Greece…

April 10, 2008

A not-so-fine romance

Nicholas Kristof writes in the New York Times: In the aftermath of the Tibet upheavals, the complicated romance between America…

April 3, 2008

Ask Auntie Suvanna: How to love Dick

Ever despair at how to cultivate lovingkindness for Dick Cheney, or ponder the effect of anti-depressants on Buddha Nature? If…

March 28, 2008

In this farm town, gurus transcend party politics

Wall Street Journal: "Are you familiar with Transcendental Meditation?" Craig Berg, a bearded man in a faded parka, said as…

January 3, 2008