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A Farewell, and an Invitation
This is my final post to the Engaged Mindfulness blog. Nearly a year and a half has transpired since I wrote the two most recent entries, “What now?” and “What now? (part 2)”. These essays both grappled with how those … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Current Events, Mindfulness, Politics, Society
Tagged Buddhism, liberalism, politics, society, The Liberal Buddhist
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What Now? (part 2)
In my last post, written in the week immediately following Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, I suggested two practices that might be of value during the troubling times to come – be more continuously mindful, and become more effectively engaged. For the past … Continue reading
What now?
In my last post, I argued that candidate Donald Trump was unfit to be president of the United States for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which were his manifest shortcomings in two of the most essential Buddhist … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, Politics
Tagged Andrew Olendzki, Buddhism, Donald Trump, mindfulness, politics
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An anniversary post, and a political plea
Today, the Engaged Mindfulness blog turns five years old. In preparation for this fifth-anniversary milestone, I recently scrolled back to my first post, “The Paradox of ‘Engaged Mindfulness’”, published on October 18th, 2011. As I re-read it, I was struck by two … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, Politics
Tagged Buddhism, Donald Trump, election 2016, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, mindfulness, politics, Thich Nhat Hahn
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Robert Thurman’s “Politics of Enlightenment”
I recently came across an extraordinary essay by renowned Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman, in which he examines the potential contribution that Buddhism can make to the American political process. It is such an inspiring explicitation of the principles that infuse … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Enlightenment, Mindfulness, Politics
Tagged Buddhism, enlightenment, mindfulness, politics, Robert Thurman, society
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One Cast, Many Connections
“What unites us is far greater than what divides us.” John F. Kennedy spoke the words above in a 1961 address to the Canadian Parliament, in the context of affirming the historically positive nature of the relationship between the United … Continue reading
Posted in Connection
Tagged acceptance, Bill Clinton, Buddhism, connection, injury, John F Kennedy, pain, politics, what unites us
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A Mighty Purpose (continued)
“This is the true joy in life – that being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. That being a force of nature, instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that … Continue reading
Posted in Life purpose, Mindfulness
Tagged Buddhism, George Bernard Shaw, life purpose, mindfulness, politics, self-awareness, suffering, Thich Nhat Hahn, wise action
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The paradox of “Engaged Mindfulness”
“Mindfulness must be engaged. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. Otherwise, what is the use of seeing?” ~ Thich Nhat Hahn When I first began the practice of sitting meditation a few years ago, I was very sensitive … Continue reading
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