#OccupySamsara: What It Is Right Now
December 8, 2011 § Leave a comment
Lately it’s been difficult to write about Occupy Wall Street both for lack of time (what with all the marches, rallies, and meetings) and also because there’s so much to say. It’s hard to know where to start. There are a lot of emotions. « Read the rest of this entry »
#OccupySamsara: Solidarity in Adversity
October 18, 2011 § Leave a comment
Often when we look around at the world duality is what we see. I can see how I am separate from you, from her, from him, from them. But on a deeper level what we feel is that there is no separation. There is only us. There is only the 100% of us and we have way more in common than it appears. « Read the rest of this entry »
#OccupySamsara: Cynicism or Action
October 11, 2011 § Leave a comment
Samsara is a Sanskrit word used by Buddhists to describe the cyclical nature of our own and societal suffering and dissatisfaction. Cynicism is the belief that there’s no getting out of the mess we’re in. « Read the rest of this entry »