Calling for an Inner Revolution

Calling for an Inner Revolution

Some defend the status quo. Others call for upheaval, even violent overthrow, to cure our civic rot. But violence only breeds new cycles of violence. What we need is a peaceful inner revolution: a Great Turning married to a Great Commitment, the kind Gandhi, Nelson...
Calling for an Inner Revolution

Calling for an Inner Revolution

Some defend the status quo. Others call for upheaval, even violent overthrow, to cure our civic rot. But violence only breeds new cycles of violence. What we need is a peaceful inner revolution: a Great Turning married to a Great Commitment, the kind Gandhi, Nelson...
Democracy and Dukkha

Democracy and Dukkha

Fragment of a draft for a manifesto on Buddhist-informed democracy Democracy depends on the rule of law to define what is fair and what is an arbitrary use of power. However, the rule of law is not just about the laws or the institutions. The rule of law lives only to...
Meditation in A Democracy

Meditation in A Democracy

In the US we live in a representative democracy—imperfect, but real. Citizens elect officials who represent our ideas and concerns, again imperfectly. Democracies need to be nurtured and protected. Their credibility rests on the willingness to accept criticism,...