Burma: The Revolution Now
For more info: Twitter #whatshappeninginmyanmar The people of Myanmar, comprised of not just Burmese Buddhists, but dozens of diverse ethnic, linguistic and religious groups, are fighting for and end to … Continue reading →
Get Engaged! Submit Your Beautiful Noise
ENGAGE! IS THE DHARMA OF CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT, social, scientific and spiritual. Our mission is to bring about awakening through the exploration of our deep interconnectedness, our interbeing with the phenomenal world. … Continue reading →
Byung Chul Han: A Noble Culture
In Byung Chul Han’s The Burnout Society, two chapters stand out as exemplary insights into our current social conditions and a cultural alternative that could transform it: “Profound Boredom” (ch. … Continue reading →
Mark Fisher: Exiting the Vampire Castle
I often read Mark Fisher along with Byung Chul Han because I hear resonances between these two very different authors, Fisher being the social and cultural themes sung to the … Continue reading →
Byung Chul Han: The Burnout Society
Byung-Chul Han’s The Burnout Society, published in 2015, was his first popular book of philosophy and social theory published in English. In The Burnout Society, he lays out the themes, … Continue reading →
We Have Not Come Here to Die
On 17 January 2016, PhD research scholar and Dalit activist Rohith Vemula committed suicide, unable to bear persecution from a partisan university administration and caste supremacists. His suicide note, which … Continue reading →
Satrapi: Art is Powerful
Like Pussy Riot in Russia, fighting the combined power of religion and state, Marjane Satrapi creates imaginable worlds free of female oppression in Iran. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/16/marjane-satrapi-interview-persepolis-woman-life-freedom “It is 24 years since … Continue reading →
Byung Chul Han: Vita Contemplativa
Vita Contemplativa, or the Contemplative Life, by Byung Chul Han (2024), is his argument for choosing a life of reflection, intuition and inactivity, of ‘not doing anything’ in particular. He contrasts … Continue reading →
India Farmers Strike Revives Ahead of Election
The Indian Farmers Strike of 2021 has been revived in Feb. 2024, just ahead of the upcoming national election, where Prime Minster Modi and the BJP are trying to retain … Continue reading →
Demons in Paradise
Demons in Paradise, a documentary film by Jude Ratnam and Isabelle Marina, reveals the many conflicted sides of the 35 year civil war in Sri Lanka. It’s the story of … Continue reading →
MLF: Mark Fisher: Crisis of Cybertime
In the interest of advancing the Mental Liberation Front, I invite you to watch this lecture by Mark Fisher on “The Crisis of Cybertime”, in which he discusses extreme social-economic … Continue reading →
Beyond the Temple: Feral Buddhism
I subscribe to the occasional newsletter from Beyond the Temple blog by Tahlia Newland, and have for a few years. I’ve been watching Tahlia’s transformation, from a traditional, guru-led Vajrayana … Continue reading →