Checking the Maths Behind the Police Racism Panic
Many people, including some Buddhists, now believe that black lives are 'systematically and intentionally targeted for demise' by the police. In the second instalment of 'An Immoral Panic', Subhamati examines the evidence.
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22 January 2023
Posted in: Politics
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This article is taken from chapter 2 of The Destructivists by William Collins, in which he ascribes the divisions in our society to a form of moral corruption which must be countered in moral terms.
- 11 January 2023
Ratnaguna interviews Advayacitta about how recognising and transcending various patterns from the past is an important aspect of psychological and spiritual development.
- 24 December 2022
Posted in: Psychology
Prajnanandi read ‘a good heart is not enough’, and wrote to the author to say, 'I absolutely agree with the principles you outlined, but when I applied the principles, I came to the opposite conclusions. Can we talk?’
- 28 November 2022
Advayacitta explores how decision making in health care has been increasingly taken away from clinicians and their patients, and replaced by authoritarian control by governments and bureaucracies.
- 28 November 2022
Posted in: Politics
Politics
Many people, including some Buddhists, now believe that black lives are 'systematically and intentionally targeted for demise' by the police. In the second instalment of 'An Immoral Panic', Subhamati examines the evidence.
- 22 January 2023
Posted in: Politics
This article is taken from chapter 2 of The Destructivists by William Collins, in which he ascribes the divisions in our society to a form of moral corruption which must be countered in moral terms.
- 11 January 2023
Prajnanandi read ‘a good heart is not enough’, and wrote to the author to say, 'I absolutely agree with the principles you outlined, but when I applied the principles, I came to the opposite conclusions. Can we talk?’
- 28 November 2022
Advayacitta explores how decision making in health care has been increasingly taken away from clinicians and their patients, and replaced by authoritarian control by governments and bureaucracies.
- 28 November 2022
Posted in: Politics
Psychology
Ratnaguna interviews Advayacitta about how recognising and transcending various patterns from the past is an important aspect of psychological and spiritual development.
- 24 December 2022
Posted in: Psychology
In this article Ratnaguna makes a case for spiritual communities changing the world for the better.
- 23 October 2022
Posted in: Psychology
Part 2 of the series Breaking Free of Tribalism and Becoming an Individual
- 8 February 2022
Posted in: Psychology
In this article - the first of a 3 part series - Ratnaguna examines the nature of tribes.
- 30 November 2021
Posted in: Psychology
Culture
This article is taken from chapter 2 of The Destructivists by William Collins, in which he ascribes the divisions in our society to a form of moral corruption which must be countered in moral terms.
- 11 January 2023
Prajnanandi read ‘a good heart is not enough’, and wrote to the author to say, 'I absolutely agree with the principles you outlined, but when I applied the principles, I came to the opposite conclusions. Can we talk?’
- 28 November 2022
The concluding part of the series on wise policymaking introduces the fifth principle: ‘hone your truth-seeking ability’. This far-reaching and challenging principle includes some concrete suggestions as to how policymakers can free themselves of groupthink
- 12 September 2022
Policy creation is an important activity, rich with possibilities for beneficial action. But how to bring a clear head, as well as a good heart? This second part introduces two further principles of wise policymaking.
- 6 September 2022
Philosophy
Vidyaruchi considers the limitations of Popper's political thought, and argues that the liberalism that he espoused needs a framework of higher values such as is found in Buddhism.
- 30 October 2021
Posted in: Philosophy
In this interview - the first in the new series Books Worth Reading - Ratnaguna interviews Jñanavaca on The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist, and finds out why he thinks it is a book well worth reading.
- 6 October 2021
Posted in: Philosophy
An account of Popper's thinking on politics, including his critique of 'historicism', his demolition of Marxism, and his own theory of how to bring about social change.
- 18 August 2021
Posted in: Philosophy
Karl Popper is arguably one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th century. Here, Vidyaruchi considers his theory of scientific method, and attempts to formulate a Buddhist response.
- 23 June 2021
Posted in: Philosophy
science
In this second article on Buddhism and physics, Advayacitta explores an important parallel between Relativity Theory and the Buddhist doctrine of śunyata.
- 26 January 2022
Posted in: Science
In ‘The Burning House’, a Buddhist shares his Dharma insights, promising practical resources for those moved to respond to a perceived climate emergency. This review explores the author’s depiction of the problem, and his solutions.
- 14 December 2021
Posted in: Science
In this interview Silavadin discusses the materialist view of evolution and, following the philosopher Thomas Nagel, proposes a different paradigm: that there is a cosmic predisposition to the formation of life, consciousness and value.
- 5 August 2021
Posted in: Science
In this article Advayacitta begins to explore interesting parallels between two core Buddhist principles, and modern physics.
- 8 June 2021
Posted in: Science
Buddhism
An exploration of the crucial twofold distinction of the Dharma into doctrine and method, as found in A Survey of Buddhism and Sangharakshita's later thought.
- 9 October 2022
Posted in: Buddhism
In this second article based on his celebrated 'Eros and Beauty' talks, Subhuti examines the nature of aesthetic experience using the language of 'imagination'.
- 3 August 2022
Posted in: Buddhism
An examination of Sangharakshita's teaching on the progressive trend within reality, especially as regards its implications for the doctrinal unity of the Buddhist tradition.
- 24 June 2022
Posted in: Buddhism
Articles
Ratnaguna marks Apramda’s first year by discussing why the objective truth is crucial for the health of society
What is ‘racial equality’? What should Buddhists make of it?
Subhamati takes a closer look at Stephen Batchelor's Tricycle article on Brexit.
Maitreyabandhu's latest volume of poetry, After Cézanne.
Vidyaruchi examines Popper's thinking on politics, his critique of 'historicism' and his demolition of Marxism.
The second part of Vidyaruchi's series on A Survey of Buddhism.
This article is intended for those who are curious about Buddhism but as yet knows little about it.
Thomas Hamilton-Shaw talks about two books: The Road to Somewhere and Head Hand Head Hand Heart.
Ratnaguna looks at instances from ancient texts of the Buddha debating, and draws out lessons that we can learn from him.
Subhuti explores the pursuit of beauty as a spiritual path. Part 1 of 2 parts.
Advayacitta interviewed about the importance and meaning of music in general, and in particular of the chanting of mantras.
Devamitra's account of his treatment of prostate cancer. Inspiring, and thought-provoking.
Another short Dharma essay, Gotama, Mole, and the Wild Wood.
Vidyaruchi argues Popper's political thought needs a framework of higher values such as is found in Buddhism.
A conversation on the series 'A Good Heart is not enough'.
The Buddha was aware of the dangers of engaging in debates, and he had some observations about how to conduct discussions.
Political ideologies can undermine psychological functioning.
Cass Sunstein argues that groups, and society, need dissenters to prevent them from making bad decisions.
Advayacitta begins to explore interesting parallels between two core Buddhist principles, and modern physics.
Ratnaguna interviews Advayacitta about the nature of consciousness, and how this relates to the question of rebirth.
Silavadin discusses the materialist view of evolution and, following the philosopher Thomas Nagel.
In this article Ratnaguna makes a case for spiritual communities changing the world for the better.
Apramāda has been accused of trying to 'delegitimize and derail racial justice work'.
The first article in a series on Sangharakshita's magnum opus A Survey of Buddhism.
Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class
Aryajit interviews Ratnaguna on Walking with the Wind by the Civil Rights activist John Lewis
Whole societies can split into mutually unintelligible ‘tribes’.
This is the first in a new series we're calling Thus Have I Heard: Brief Essays on Buddhism.
Ratnaguna asks guitarist Nick Gauntlett about his love of progressive rock, and what it has to do with his Dharma practice.
The importance of Buddhists transcending political ideologies.
In this second article based on his celebrated 'Eros and Beauty' talks, Subhuti examines the nature of aesthetic experience.
A Buddhist response to Karl Popper’s theory of scientific method.
Ratnaguna and Advayacitta discuss aspects of Buddhism and psychological therapy - their similarities and differences.
What is the root of our suffering and how can it be quenched? What did the Buddha discover?
How can we really know anything, and how often are our opinions based on a lack of real knowledge?
This review explores ‘The Burning House’, a response to a perceived climate emergency.