ken1951robertsSunday reading from Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, from The Guardian
#fascism #apocalypse #survivalism #trumpism #resist #progressive #endtimes #EngagedBuddhists #engagedbuddhism
Interesting book review of "Up From Socialism: My 60-Year Search for a Healing New Radical Politics" by Mark Satin.
"The last page reveals the 'moral' of the book: “Only by becoming #kind people can we create a kind world.”
"...Satin argues that we... cannot move forward unless we (a) learn to be kind to self and others, and (b) listen to and learn from all engaged Americans.... We should listen to him."
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/lessons-for-visionary-activists
The brutality and inhumanity of the ongoing assault by Israel on #Gaza is horrifying and needs to stop. The #UnitedStates is not doing enough to end this attack, but rather funding it. I call on all thinking people, #Chrstian, #Jewish, #Muslim and #Buddhist alike, to make your voice heard to end this.
I encourage you to read this long, thoughtful e-zine by a group of #EngagedBuddhists who call for a stop to harm and suffering.
Note: this link will download a .pdf.
https://app.box.com/s/c7sdzy1rbdkogar2ysbug79rxmoxlgo0
Will Tuladhar-DouglasI have to write a short speech, to be given sincerely to people who are tired and threatened and often derided in the UK press. The topic is something vital and empowering, but recent experiences working across organizations have been disheartening. I found myself staring at the screen, trying to lift myself up so that I would not slump into lazy metaphors or vacuous platitudes. I looked at a colleague and said, "I _must_ write something better than the copy on a detergent box".
I'm going to have to believe in the people I have to collaborate with on this. I have to see them as Buddhas even when they cannot. The Bodhisattva vow is hard that way. Every single word.