A weekly recap of worthwhile political opinion and social commentary. Vol 1, No 8 ……… November 7th, 2020 THE WEEK JUST PASSED ~ What else is there to say about this past week, other than to note the collective sigh of relief that accompanied the news a few short hours ago of Joe Biden's electoral college … Continue reading Current Comment #8
Author: Tom Cummings
I've been a political liberal for the past fifty years, and a committed secular Buddhist for the last ten. As I move forward with my personal practice of Buddhism, and as I take note of the increasingly tribalistic "us-against-them" tenor of political discourse in countries across the globe (most notably here in my own United States), I appreciate more and more how much these two worthy traditions - liberalism and Buddhism - share in common. My intention in writing this blog is to provide a forum for the exploration of these overlapping values, and how their confluence might relate to current issues affecting American citizens and the global community. Two convictions underlie the posts that will appear here: (1) Buddhism's invitation for us to embrace generosity, compassion, and wisdom offers a clear path for resolving our national and global problems effectively and humanely; and (2) liberalism, by virtue of the high value it places on the social good, is the natural home for a politically engaged and pragmatically meaningful Buddhism.
Current Comment #7
A weekly recap of worthwhile political opinion and social commentary. Vol 1, No 7 ……… October 31st, 2020 Happy Halloween, everyone! THE WEEK JUST PASSED ~ Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in the kind of reckless super-spreader event we've come to expect from the Trump administration, the Dalai Lama … Continue reading Current Comment #7
Current Comment #6
A weekly recap of worthwhile political opinion and social commentary. Vol 1, No 6 ……… October 24th, 2020 OPENING NOTE - Presidential campaigning and coronavirus infection increases dominated the news again this past week, and both topics feature prominently in the pieces included below. In addition, there are two compelling essays on other matters - … Continue reading Current Comment #6
Current Comment #5
A weekly recap of worthwhile political opinion and commentary. Vol 1, No 5 ......... October 17th, 2020 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + … Continue reading Current Comment #5
Current Comment #4
A twice-weekly compendium of political opinion worth pondering October 10th ~ October 13th, 2020 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + … Continue reading Current Comment #4
Current Comment #3
A twice-weekly compendium of political opinion worth pondering. October 6th ~ October 9th, 2020 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + … Continue reading Current Comment #3
Current Comment #2
A twice-weekly compendium of political opinion worth pondering. October 3rd ~ October 6th, 2020 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + … Continue reading Current Comment #2
Current Comment #1
A twice-weekly compendium of political opinion worth pondering. This edition covers the period from September 29th through October 2nd, 2020. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + … Continue reading Current Comment #1
Announcing “Current Comment” …
... a new, twice-weekly feature of The Liberal Buddhist blog. Designed in the increasingly popular format of an email newsletter, posts in the Current Comment series will highlight a few selected essays of political commentary that I've read during the most recent three and half days. Each item included will consist of three parts: A … Continue reading Announcing “Current Comment” …
Engaged Buddhism in This Time of Pandemic (3)
This is the third in an open-ended series of posts exploring some of the principle teachings of Buddhism for insights into how we might conduct our lives more skillfully during these challenging times of the coronavirus pandemic. For an overview of the entire projected series, please see the first entry. The Three Characteristics ("Marks") of Existence: (2) … Continue reading Engaged Buddhism in This Time of Pandemic (3)
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