Opening Up to Ideological Diversity
The other day, Lion’s Roar magazine ran an article called The False Comfort of the Familiar by Jules Shuzan Harris. It’s a great article about the lack of diversity in many Buddhist communities. Harris points out how “people naturally tend to self-segregate and align themselves with others with whom they find similarity, familiarity, and comfort.” […]
GODZILLA RESURGENCE
I finally saw SHIN GOJIRA (aka Godzilla Resurgence) last night. This is the latest Godzilla film from Japan. It was released in July, 2016 in Japan. And, although it has played at a few theaters in the US, it has yet to be widely released here in theaters or on DVD. The official US release […]
Permanent Peace: An Open Letter to Deepak Chopra
Dear Mr. Chopra, You blocked me on Twitter yesterday, so I don’t know if you’ll ever see this letter. Maybe someone who knows how to contact you will send you a link. First off, I want to apologize if I offended you or hurt your feelings. That was not my intention. I actually enjoy what […]
Alex Jones and Great Doubt
Sometimes when I read something by some revered spiritual teacher of the long dead past I feel like I’m reading the preserved blog posts of some ancient Alex Jones. Alex Jones, in case you don’t know, is probably the most out-there of the current crop of conspiracy theorists who occupy space on YouTube and elsewhere. […]
Everyone is Marginalized
I had a recent exchange on Facebook that I would like to share here. One of the authors of the Lion’s Roar article, Stand Against Suffering responded to my piece about that article and to my previous article here. He said: Dear Brad, I hope you are well. While I hear your concern here, while […]
