What to do about Omelas

On January 18th, in a post called "The Good News of Rejecting Exploitation," I responded to a David Brooks article in the New York Times. Brooks shared and commented on a parable for our times penned by Ursula LeGuin entitled, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Here is the link to…
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Beyond White Privilege is Human Privilege

Recent news events spark conversation across America about White Privilege—a harmful current more damaging than blatant discrimination because society's dominant race is mostly unaware of the benefits we enjoys at other’s expense. White Privilege first pierced American society in 1988 when Wellesley women’s –studies scholar Peggy McIntosh published “White Privilege and Male Privilege.” In the article she…
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Mindful Advocacy and Spiritual Authority

As a professional advocate for twenty-plus years, I can say people of my ilk don't know we do our jobs in two separate but simultaneous realms. First, advocates work in what is called the “historical” realm—this is the every-day world where we commute to work, sit in meetings, draft emails, lobby, educate, and demonstrate. We define…
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What is #MindfulAdvocacy?

Speaking with friends the other day, a question arose: "What is #MindfulAdvocacy?" Here is the gist of my response. Mindful Advocacy begins with awareness. Our hearts open as we fall in love and come to understand our connection with our beloved. We cherish our dependent co-arising or inter-being with another. Awake to our…
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We are the Earth

While I was busy walking the streets of New York during the People's Climate March, others gathered peacefully around the world to support climate healing policies and sane actions. In San Diego, more than a thousand assembled in solidarity. There, Brother Phap Ho (Brother Protection) from Deer Park Monastery took the stage and…
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