In Buddhist cosmology, the hungry ghosts—pretas—are beings with vast, empty bellies and narrow throats. They wander desolate landscapes tormented by unending craving. Some try to eat, but what enters their mouths turns to fire or ash. Their condition is not punishment...
The Democratic Party seems incapable of reading the moment. While individual Democrats like Chris Murphy, J.B. Pritzker, Gavin Newsom, Jasmine Crocket, Cory Booker, and AOC rise to the occasion, the national party leaders— Schumer, Jeffries, Biden, Obama, Clinton,...
If you’re like me, you have someone in your life, maybe someone you care about deeply, who has imbibed vast quantities of the MAGA kool-aid. After attending the live session of a new podcast, BCD’s New Directions in Engaged Buddhism, I’ve been thinking about a...
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...
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...
