Recovery is my Religion
Every greeting card, for me, is an opportunity to send a message.
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Bending Minds and Dogmatic Slumbers: Psychedelic Buddhism
In short, Yogacaras believed that everything is nothing but consciousness. It’s all happening in our heads (including the experience of having a head).
Read MoreEscaping from Jehovah’s Witnesses through a Buddhist Path
We discuss the trauma as a result, the aspects of shunning as control and being disfellowshipped, the use of fear to control, and how Buddhism and mindfulness became a path toward healing.
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This Does not Equal That: There is No Quick Fix
Expecting someone or something to fix us is a powerful illusion. A cheap drug that promises to make everything all better but almost inevitably leads to deeper pain and suffering—not because the thing or person is bad but because it’s our views and expectations that really need the work, and we just don’t see it.
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Political Animals: Should Buddhists Be Openly Political?
So, when I see Buddhist communities that shun politics and political action among its members, I can’t help but say, “That’s wrong.”
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