... of Buddhist elitism. The audacity of responding to complaints of racism in American Buddhism precipitated the end of my acceptance in its varying communities. On one ... of our community. However well-intentioned there are simply a few folks in power doing to Buddhism what we as Americans have always done: appropriate, assimilate, and take what we need then throw the carcass to the side. Indigenous ...

... and great books. One of the things that caught my eye was his statement that American Buddhism: ... has developed, I think, in large part because of the ecumenical cooperation between practitioners and ... about the dates of texts or the influences of scholars or events on the development of Buddhism, but can we really get inside the heads of practitioners? I think so. For one thing, many, such as ...

Buddhist Geeks podcast: "Shambhala acharya and Naropa University professor, Judith Simmer-Brown...joins us today to discuss four areas, which she learned about while at Colombia University in the late 60's, that help determine whether or not Buddhism will take root in a new country."

... faerie, a loving bodhisattva, or even a repugnant Teletubby. Halloween has become an all-American celebration expressing our: fetishesanxietiesimpulsesshadowstrickiness (when we don't get treats)obsession with ... anyway:warcrimesex symbolssocial transgressionswild revelryNot coincidentally, these five all-American obsessions correspond to Buddhism's Five Precepts we otherwise live by when ...

... Domestic Rabbits and Their Histories: Breeds of the World, by Bob Whitman. Now, in Buddhism, we have our own stories about rabbits, and for some reason, these stories appear to center on their altruism, ... the product of hobby breeding. To take an example: the New Zealand White, which I fancy, is not from New Zealand, but from an American breeder named W.S. Preshaw, who in 1916 bred them for ...

Meditation & Buddhism - WilliametteLive.com Meditation & Buddhism WilliametteLive.com Each of these classes is self-contained and includes one or two guided meditations, a talk, and time for a q& ... relaxation produced by transcendental meditation have physiological benefits? A study presented last week at the American Heart Association … Study: Meditation Can Lower Blood Pressure And ...