“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” James […]
Archives for May 2012
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Segregation In America | ‘Dragging On And On’ Are we really trying to diversify? Racial segregation in the US housing market has been on a decline since reaching its peak […]
Pride & Progress
image credit: morguefile.com “Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” ~Khalil Gibran At first glance it seems like a posture that will require […]
Poetry, Dharma & Song
These days the practice hall is being used for more than just yoga and meditation. We’ve increased our programs and this past May we held several terrific events, including our […]
Jim Toy | Transforming Societal Paradigms
This June, as we celebrate LGBT Pride Month, Jim Toy invites every viewer to shift the societal paradigm from “sex, politics and religion” to “love, justice and faith”. Jim Toy […]
Radical Religion, an American Tradition
In his new book, Prophetic Encounters, Dan McKanan talks about the union of radicalism and religion, showing it’s long history and how these two seemingly different perspectives have supported communities […]
The Trouble with Triggers
Suddenly, almost without warning, I can be somewhere else–at a different time, a different place. It’s like I’m whisked away, held hostage and traveling, strapped into the seat of an […]
How Students Are Painting Montréal Red
The largest, longest student protest in the history of North America is happening now in Quebec, Canada. Hundreds of thousands of students and supporters join together to protest tuition hikes […]
Early to Rise
Daylight Savings Time was officially instituted in the 1970s to defray energy costs. Although the benefits may not outweigh the costs to our sleep and our overall health, let alone […]
The Engage Network | The Power of Being Heard
“Listening looks easy, but it’s not simple. Every head is a world.” — Cuban Proverb Since 2007 the Engage Network has been working to inspire change through working with organizations interested […]
june 2012
WEST COAST fearlessMeditation I | Practice of the Body CXC | Center for Transformative Change | Berkeley, CA Friday | June 8, 2012 | 7:00-9:30pm Register Celebration of People […]
newDharma Talk | Atonement for Creating Separation
In our day-to-day lives we might think of separation as neutral, as the thing that differentiates us from others. From a spiritual perspective separation is divisive; it is a way […]