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December 2012

December 14, 2012

“Too Many Times…”

What I said this summer still applies on this saddest of sad days. We know...

December 13, 2012

INTERVIEW: Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Creator of the Dharma Care Website

My friend Pamela Ayo Yetunde is the creator of the Dharma Care website, which she...

December 12, 2012

Is Worker Justice as Important to Religious Studies Scholars as Their Socializing Space?

Shortly after the conclusion of the recent American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in Chicago,...

December 11, 2012

Buddhist Women Leaders Participate in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign

In my capacity as a blogger for Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly Online, I just posted...

December 09, 2012

A Third Letter Appears from the Buddhist Community about Violence Against Muslims in Burma…

Not long ago, I shared about a missive I had the privilege of collaborating on...

December 08, 2012

“Dear Mr. & Mrs. 1%”

This via our friend Erica Hamilton: Brother Protection at Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, CA...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Robert Thurman vs. Grover Norquist’s Congressional Pledges

Well, here's something you don't see every day! (Though we certainly need more Buddhist leaders...

November 28, 2012

I Helped Write “Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Buddhists” for the National Disaster Interfaiths Network

The title says it all you can download a copy of the sheet here. And...

November 26, 2012

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: I Will Be Moderating “An Evening with Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman” for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ [ALOUD] Series This January

I'm very excited to tell you all that I will be moderating an upcoming event...

November 24, 2012

The Books, Music and Films that Made Me

Recently, one of my students mentioned that he'd be curious to see a list of...

November 17, 2012

An Opportunity for Aung San Suu Kyi, President Obama…and You

This past week, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi – the leader of Burma’s parliamentary minority...

November 12, 2012

On Veterans Day

Among the family, friends, students, colleagues, and others in my life who have served our...

November 10, 2012

Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln is a Great Big, American Masterpiece

I know I'm biased, but trust me: Steven Spielberg's new film Lincoln is a masterpiece...

November 06, 2012

On the 2012 Election

First of all, vote. Even if you're just going to write-in Mr. T and R2D2....

October 2012

October 29, 2012

How to Help Those Affected by Hurricane Sandy

In response to Hurricane Sandy, I'm just going to go ahead and post this press...

October 24, 2012

Why I Spent Some Time with Al Gore

At the end of August, I traveled just up north from my home in Los...

October 22, 2012

Come See Daijaku Judith Kinst, Grace Schireson, Rev. Jennifer Block, and Me at the Arts of Contemplative Care Book Event at San Francisco Zen Center on Friday!

I wanted to make sure to share with you all here that I've got a...

October 21, 2012

A Big Thank You…

Following up on the recent post about my fundraising campaign for Buddhist Global Relief, I'm...

October 17, 2012

Please Donate to My Fundraising Campaign for Buddhist Global Relief’s Walk to Feed the Hungry in Santa Monica

Last week, I posted about my recent Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly Online interview with my friend Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi —...

October 10, 2012

Please Check Out My Latest Interview with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi at Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly Online

Please check out my latest with my friend Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi -- the well-known and...

October 03, 2012

A Joint Buddhist-Muslim Statement on Inter–Communal Violence in Burma

Recently, I shared about a missive I had the privilege of collaborating on with my...

October 02, 2012

A Petition to the American Academy of Religion

I just signed a petition to the American Academy of Religion. Organized by Carolyn Roncolato, a...

October 01, 2012

Half the Sky on PBS

A while back, I posted about reading Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s Half the Sky:...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

Check Out My Buddhadharma Report from Amnesty International’s Town Hall in Washington, DC, with Aung San Suu Kyi

I still can't quite believe what happened last week: I was in our nation's capital...

September 28, 2012

Human Rights and Film

As I previously mentioned here at this blog, I've been hosting a social media mini-course...

September 25, 2012

Time Magazine Offers Portraits of Burmese Political Prisoners Advocating for Others

Time Magazine has just posted a really interesting set of pictures taken by James Mackay....

September 24, 2012

The Telegraph Interviews Sulak Sivaraksa

Here's a rare treat: The Telegraph has a new audio interview with the great Sulak Sivaraksa -- Thailand’s...

September 20, 2012

The First Anniversary of #OWS

This week, Occupy Wall St. turned one-year-old. Much ink has already been spilled about this...

September 19, 2012

Roundup!

Two things occur to me: I haven't been posting as much as I would like....

September 18, 2012

Something You Can Vote On…Right Now!

Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi is the well-known and prodigious translator of Pali Buddhist texts into English, and founder of Buddhist...