"..rich people don't create jobs, nor do businesses, large or small. What does lead to more employment is the feedback loop between customers and businesses.." - Nick Henauer
The news about neural plasticity, the ability of the human brain to develop new neural pathways through repetition, is quite encouraging. It affirms what the old yogis and meditation masters have been saying about the nature of the mind for...
Hi gang:
Last week a question was raised RE Dalai Lama and Marxism. Since this is the activist group I would like to respond because I lived in a socialist (communist) county during my early days.
"What if...instead of creating another rule..Buffet and Obama got the ball rolling on economic equality by creating a “Pool” [of Capital] instead of a rule."
I find it very difficult to relate to Newt Gingrich. In fact I just don’t like him very much at all. So the idea of having compassion for him is extremely challenging since it’s easiest to have compassion for those people or groups of people with...
Lately I've found myself nursing a deep well of grief as I daily witness how both people and the planet suffer from rampant materialism. Since I’ve settled into a lifestyle that includes little in the way of accumulation, I can feel in...
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“'Greedy Bastard' is not an identity, it is a behavior that is exhibited by all human beings everyday of their lives.." -- Dylan Ratigan
Like an elastic band the pain in my mouth snaps me back to the dharma, the reality, of my fragile body in this singular moment in space time. All my hopes and fears, all my activism and frivolity, all my sins and virtues are rendered...
the past is pulling me back and the present pushing me forward
Contemplations on Occupy Seattle,
I often feel that I have so little to offer to the movement. I am not as brave or steadfast or selfless as so many of you. I want to share some...
About a year and half ago I left the corporate ad world of Manhattan in search of something more. I had already planned a trip to London for my cousins wedding, so I decided to rent out my apartment in hang in Europe for a...
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I was moved to read this story about Pancho Ramos Stierle, the meditator arrested at Occupy Oakland, who also faced the possibility of deportation after his arrest. This picture of him and a friend being...
Understanding Buddhism involves studying its texts, which range from bizarre or outdated to intense, poetic, profound and silly; looking at it’s transformation as it traveled throughout Asia and to the West; considering how teachings have...
"The issue here is much more than financial reward: Most people never get the opportunity to be meaningfully involved in the working of the system."- Max DePree
Success is as dangerous as failure.
Hope is as hollow as fear.
What does it mean that success is as dangerous as failure?
Whether you go up the ladder or down it, your position is shaky.
When you stand with your two feet on the ground,...
Lately it's been difficult to write about Occupy Wall Street both for lack of time (what with all the marches, rallies, and meetings) and also because there's so much to say. It's hard to know where to start. There are a...
I am so happy about starting up the Seattle Interdependence Project.
I imagine a space where people can come to learn to work with their minds as I did a few years ago at IDP NYC. I am excited to be able to share this with the city that has...
