Dukkha cannot be easily defined. But it is one of those things that you know when you see it. Suffering only begins to scratch the surface of it. They say the origin of dukkha is the axle of a cart wheel. Its opposite is sukkha, meaning a wheel which is well formed and runs smoothly. […]
Read More DukkhaEnglish machine translation of Kim Yong-Ha’s article Buddhist Anarchism in Shin Chae-ho’s “A Tale of Strife Between Two Dragons”
Read More Buddhist Anarchism and Divination Beliefs in Shin Chae-ho’s The Fierce Strife Between Two DragonsTranslation of Kim Yong-Ha’s article about the Buddhist and Anarchist thought of revolutionary Shin Chae-Ho
Read More The Aspects of Buddhist Anarchism Reflected in Shin Chae-ho’s “Declaration of the Korean Revolution”One Piece and Zen One Piece is my favorite anime, and quite possibly one of the greatest works of fiction, ever. Fight me. I have so many thoughts about the importance of its themes that I struggle to write them down. While its anarchist themes are fairly self-evident, this video’s Buddhist interpretation is very interesting […]
Read More THE DRUMS OF LIBERATIONCommentary on the Cakkavatti-Sihanada Sutta By Shaku Shin Gi Retrieved from https://contra.net.br/buddhist-anarchism-in-the-dharma-ending-age/ I originally discovered this piece through the Spanish-language blog MAITRI, which hosts a number of articles on radical and anarchist Buddhism. I highly recommend checking it out: https://maitridharmacomprometido.wordpress.com/ This article in particular is interesting for a number of reasons. 1. Introduction Mahayana Buddhism […]
Read More Buddhist Anarchism in the Dharma-Ending AgeAs I wrote in 2021 in Buddhist Anarchists for Myanmar Buddhist anarchists demand the end of capitalism and economic exploitation. One cannot live a right livelihood by exploiting others’ labour, be it a worker in a field, a factory or an office, or a wife, daughter or mother’s labor in the home. Only when every […]
Read More Strike at Sen Yu Clothings (Myanmar) factory (used by ENCUENTRO Moda)Anarchism in the buddhist peace fellowship The Buddhist Peace Fellowship was, at least in the West, the most influential organization of the “Engaged Buddhism” tendency in the late 20th Century. It is still active today but has declined in membership and influence since its heyday. To understand the politics of the BPF it is especially […]
Read More Reinventing the Wheel?Buddhist Millenarianism and the radical Dharma “of the people” has been on my mind since writing about the White Lotus societies and their influence on popular rebellion in ancient China. The Ikko-Ikki played a similar, though quite distinct, role in medieval Japan. I am reposting this excellent blog series which summarizes one of the leading […]
Read More Repost: Ikko-IkkiTaking Refuge in the Dharma of Gender Dissidence I have been thinking about the idea of “taking refuge”. These days we all need some kind of refuge or another. Those of us who have a little ought to offer more. We should expand the meaning of refuge: Refuge from poverty; refuge from hate; refuge from […]
Read More “Neither Male Nor Female”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 […]
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No Selves, No Masters 