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November 2016

November 09, 2016

Five Things To Do Now That Trump Has Been Elected

One: Grieve Half of the people in our country (maybe slightly less than half?) just...

November 01, 2016

Politics and the Buddhist Precept “Do Not Speak Dishonestly”

13th century Zen master Dogen taught that "to study Buddhism is to study the self."...

March 2016

March 21, 2016

Transforming the World by Transforming Your Heart

I suspect the phrase “transforming your heart” resonates with many of you, even if you aren’t...

March 10, 2015

More Reflections on Activism as a Person of Faith

Yesterday I attended a rally in downtown Portland against fast-tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade...

February 2015

February 19, 2015

My First Protest Rally

Just thought I'd write a little report about my first protest rally. I'm guessing my...

February 07, 2015

When It’s Time to Speak Out as a People of Faith

Last week one of the largest Zen Centers in the U.S. published an open letter...

February 03, 2015

Three Ways Activists Alienate People – and What They Can Do about It

If, like me, you want to be an effective activist, it's good to keep in...

January 2015

January 06, 2015

I’m Afraid You’ll Stop Reading this Blog If I Talk about This

On New Year's Eve, 2014, I found out that we have two years - until 2017...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

A Good Reason to Ignore Global Warming

Okay, let me be clear up front: I'm not saying it's good to ignore global...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

Our First Meeting – the Ideal Becomes Actual and… Ordinary

Last night was the first meeting of my Zen Center's "Downtown Portland Group." Over the...

November 13, 2014

Hello, My Fear and Ignorance

My Zen meditation group for "the homeless" hasn't even met yet (we meet for the...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

Flexible Spheres of Operation

I haven't had a spare moment to post about my journey of conscience for over...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Giddy with Active Hope

The most useful resource I've encountered so far in my journey is a concept called...

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