Authors: Rose Lenehan and Tracy Rosenthal PDF file size: 207 KB Download PDF This article by Rose Lenehan and Tracy Rosenthal originally appeared in … How to Organise Your Building We don’t just talk about philosophy and meditation here: the point of practice is not to benefit yourself, but to help others. Get your shit […]
Read More How to Organise Your BuildingNOTE: “Anarchist Compass: 29 Offerings for Navigating Christofascism” is an act of love and solidarity. It is intended for everyone who sees … Anarchist Compass: 29 Ways of Navigating Christofascism My favorite quotes : Compassion is a kind of strength. That means care for comrades, not only fighting against repression, but fighting for a world […]
Read More Anarchist Compass: 29 Ways of Navigating ChristofascismLet us therefore trust the eternal Spirit which destroys and annihilates only because it is the unfathomable and eternally creative source of all life. The passion for destruction is a creative passion, too. — Mikhail Bakunin 1. Love it or hate it, the “Circle A” — scrawled on walls, carved in bathroom stalls, printed on […]
Read More Circling the Ⓐ: Revolution in a Single SyllableI have recently had the good fortune to find a radical Buddhism study group. This has been incredibly supportive, both for my practice and for this blog getting going again. During my hiatus from No Selves, No Masters I started an anarchist study group which would eventually become the Center for Especifismo Studies (CES). When […]
Read More Tips for radical Buddhist study groupsA long time ago in a galaxy far away… Zen master Gudō and his students from the village had just finished their weekly zazenkai and were enjoying some tea and biscuits. A student asked the master: “Master, I have a problem. I want to help sentient beings by working to improve society. But my mind […]
Read More Case #69: Gudō’s TeapotSeveral years ago I wrote a post about the expected scope of this research project. I wanted to clarify what kind of operation I was performing in studying the intersection of Buddhism and anarchism. In that post, out of a healthy abundance of skepticism, I concluded that a reasonable outcome would be to find an […]
Read More Nondominational Buddhism“The bodhisattva practices emptiness, but he does not realize emptiness…He considers peacefulness but does not seek extreme peace.” – Vimalakirti Sutra By way of (re)introduction Hello, my patient readers. Believe it or not, the work continues behind the scenes. It took me some time to come back around, but I am back on this project […]
Read More White lotus, red turbans, black flags: revolutionary buddhist hereticsThough this blog has been relatively inactive for the past few years, I still try to keep tabs on the subject while surviving and working on a book draft. Recently, the fantastic Insight Myanmar podcast, who I have had some dialogue with in the past, participated in a panel discussion in Chiang-Mai on the intersections […]
Read More Insight Myanmar podcast: “Zenarchism”Hein Htet Kyaw has been doing some much needed research and translation into contemporary Buddhist Anarchism in Myanmar. Ven. Nyar Na is an inspiring figure. The privileges many Western Buddhists take for granted (free-thought, atheism, scientific materialism, anti-clericalism, anti-authoritarianism, etc), the Ven. Nyar Na has been harshly persecuted by the Sangha for advocating. I would […]
Read More Venerable Nyar Na: The Monk in Sky Blue Robe & His Censored Buddhist Anarchism in BurmaOriginally posted on The inner Moon:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JMOIsnv7g4GZ4dHjAlKUX?si=63db22339ffa40c7 Here is the fourth episode of my Empty Notes podcast, which always seems to be changing its central purpose. In this case, I decided to go on a bit of a rant about the philosophical perspective I’ve been slowly distilling, a kind of ‘Three Teachings’ syncretism for a…
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