I wish my own Dharma Teachers–widely considered leaders of American Buddhism–were half as courageous as Pope Leo. www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leo-v...

The Modern Hindrance of Unworthiness open.substack.com/pub/buddhist...

Embodiment is the integration.

Reality exceeds every frame.

It's almost like America has had a monopoly on Global power since WWII and now it's coming to an end. Trump is an accelerant, which is ironic, since he & his supporters think he's consolidating American power. Really, he's speeding up it's enshitification. www.wired.com/story/the-do...

The enshitification of American Power is about to hit a tipping point. www.wired.com/story/the-do...

A great way to support Palestinians is to buy their Olive Oil. oliveodyssey.com

Are there any modern US Presidents who haven’t been credibly accused of committing war crimes?

"Early stage Ottoman capitalism set the stage for Zionism." – Zachary Foster palestinenexus.com/articles/ori...

Neofascism is like this.

Does the State exist to protect People or to protect Genocide Profiteers?

Who gets borne witness too is decided upstream of here...

What does Non-Hackery look like?

Partisan Hacks think their side is correct. Transpartisan Hacks think both sides are incorrect.

In case you forgot: Being able to breath through your nose is a damn miracle.

"Speaking my truth into the world was simply the moment when staying silent became more painful than being honest." – Daniel Klein open.substack.com/pub/dzyk/p/a...

Fortunately, I'm not alone in breaking the silence on Gaza in Dharma spaces. open.substack.com/pub/thanissa...

If we want to heal the world of hateful ideologies–born of collective trauma–we'd do well to follow the lead of those going first. Daniel Klein is such a person. open.substack.com/pub/dzyk/p/m...

#FreePalestine youtube.com/shorts/CNCUo...

What does compassion call for?

I'm a pragmatist, I suppose, in that I think we should evaluate practices based on their actual outcomes, not on their idealized claims.

Everything is a security threat when you can't untangle trauma-activation from genuine threat detection.

If you’re being offered power and don’t take it, who’s the source of your disempowerment?

Brodhisattva Vows: “My compassion is unconditional. My boundaries are firm. My commitment to protecting life is fierce. My presence is stable in crisis. I protect the village and the Dharma.”

Buddhism: Anger is Bad Also Buddhism: Come on In & Take Our Land

Current Practice: Metamodern FIRE for Collapse-Aware Humans

Honey Za’atar Cornbread is 1st up in our Palestinian–Southern test kitchen.

Imagine if Jack had showed up with this much moral clarity for Palestinians? www.lionsroar.com/buddhists-be...

Gratitude to my Jewish friends who have put decency and friendship over a dehumanizing ideology. You know who you are, and I will never forget the courageous stand you're taking for Mwe. Without you, I would not be. If u know, we know. ✡️❤️☸️🙏☪️

Gratitude to Bhikkhu Bodhi for responding to my piece: “Is the Insight Tradition Complicit in Genocide?” I have watched him be a tireless advocate, not only for Palestinians, but for pretty much all people facing overwhelming suffering. He’s a real one. 🙏

At first I considered leaving the Insight Meditation tradition. Then, I realized that I have as much, if not more, claim to the lineage as my teachers do. It's how we live the wisdom of the Dharma that counts. www.buddhistgeeks.org/p/is-the-ins...

"If you can’t stand up for what’s good and right, and you’re too scared, you need to pass on the baton. Pass the torch. Put down the Dharma-teacher role and let other people who are ready and willing take it up."

"Anger that is motivated by compassion or a desire to correct social injustice, and does not seek to harm the other person, is a good anger that is worth having." – The Dalai Lama open.substack.com/pub/buddhist...

Dropping tomorrow on the Buddhist Geeks Podcast: "Is the Insight Tradition Complicit in Genocide?"

If ever a Buddhist teacher recommends you be silent, be very sure you know what they mean by that. Many of them confuse equanimity with silence in the face of oppression.

Ironic topic given Sharon’s complete silence on Gaza.

Cleverness = Intelligence ÷ Virtue Wisdom = Intelligence × Virtue

Jhāna = Zen

A politics of adulthood: honesty, accountability, & cooperation. That’s the Alt-Middle.

America isn’t polarized, it’s manipulated. The Alt-Middle arises the moment we stop letting ourselves be.

If one can abandon the view of an independent and fixed self, one can certainly abandon ideologies that necessitate the suffering of others.

Maybe the U.S. wouldn't need so much National Security if we weren't such a horrendously bad steward of power. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Freedom doesn't mean shit if you don't know how to utilize it.

Not all Arabs are Terrorists, Not all Germans are Nazis, Not all Americans are Assholes, Not all Jews are Zionists.

Neither enacting nor reacting I abide as the Middle Way.

To quote the person who filmed this unconscious mom who was tazed while already in zip ties in front of her small child and then tossed her like a corpse into the trunk: “this is fucked up”

Those who have transcended transcendence, who have gone beyond going beyond, live right here in the world. They don’t sell spiritual transcendence apart from the immanence of our human incarnation.

Sila means living from the deepest & widest truth you have access to.

Harry Mack absolutely snapped on Halloween 🎃👻 youtu.be/89mex43E1l8?...