Since the beginning of 2020, the world has been struggling against a once-in-a-century public health crisis in COVID-19. Even if the world returns to some degree of normalcy, life will probably never be truly the same again. In fact, the Global South is suffering an ever-worsening resurgence of the pandemic. India has been a particularly […]
Author: Teahouse
Systemic Racism in the US: What White Buddhists Can Do, Part Two
Practice compassion A well-known Buddhist text depicts a woman who is absolutely distraught by the loss of her only child. Following the advice of the Buddha, she goes from one house to another in the search of a family who has not experienced loss, only to realize that no such family exists. The lesson is […]
Where the River Bends
Our memories were Once possibilities ofGod’s timeless perfectionOur lives predicted by Laws of grace, our dreamsForgotten by the freedomOf moments lost and foundAn everlasting river of momentsRushing to fall apart again andAgain, more than a mother or fatherGod is a friend, the one who holds us George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work […]
Naresh Mathur
When your eyesFrom the deepest blueTurned into waterFlowing from within Magical touchCold breath of deathSad and stillTranscendental Your heart was tightAnd so aliveHot air boostingBlood and fire Elements revealedBlessing your bodyA new startAs there is no time Out of life
Buddhism in International Relations: Socially Engaged Buddhism at the UN
This series on Buddhism and international relations by Durgesh Kasbekar is a modified series from an essay “Buddhism in International Relations” by the same author. International relations and global politics are often absent from reflections about Buddhism in academia. This series aims to provide a small corrective and highlight how Buddhism affects and is affected by […]
Systemic Racism in the US: What White Buddhists Can Do, Part One
Last week marked an important moment for racial relations in the US, with former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin being convicted of the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd, an innocent black man. Few will have missed the tragic event that took place last spring and that sparked countrywide and international outrage over the treatment […]
