Saturday, October 9, 2010

Quote of the day Via the Coffee Party Movement:

"Um sonho que você sonha sozinho é apenas um sonho. Um sonho que você sonha junto é realidade".

"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." 

-- John Winston Ono Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) 

Lennon would have been 70 today

Happy Birthday John Lennon

Socially Engaged Buddhism

What is socially engaged Buddhism?
Socially engaged Buddhism is a dharma practice that flows from the understanding of the complete yet complicated interdependence of all life. It is the practice of the bodhisattva vow to save all beings. It is to know that the liberations of ourselves and the liberation of others are inseparable. It is to transform ourselves as we transform all our relationships and our larger society. It is work at times from the inside out and at times from the outside in, depending on the needs and conditions. It is to see the world through the eye of the Dharma and to respond emphatically and actively with compassion.
----Donald Rothberg and Hozan Alan Senauke
Turning Wheel/Summer-Fall - 2008


Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement (BASE)
Thank you for your interest in BASE! Below, we’ve answered some common questions about the program. If you are interested in participating in an upcoming BASE group or if you have another question not addressed here, please contact Tyson at base@bpf.org.
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Resources for Engaged Buddhism
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