tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post7477030235199993529..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Working Class BuddhismsNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-39528695522957347692011-08-14T06:40:58.059-07:002011-08-14T06:40:58.059-07:00Petteri,
You're definitely correct that this...Petteri, <br /><br />You're definitely correct that this is playing into our nation's ethos. And I can imagine that our practitioners have some road blocks that are less common in other places - because of how frankly insane our economics have become here. <br /><br />Katie,<br /><br />"I really disagree with what Tiny says about sharing resources and reducing consumption challengingNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-1223197699265304472011-08-13T23:39:40.077-07:002011-08-13T23:39:40.077-07:00I think this is bigger than Buddhism. The USA is t...I think this is bigger than Buddhism. The USA is the only rich country with doodle squat for paid vacations. Your GDP per capita is higher than most of Europe's, but your GDP per hour worked is a good deal lower. And let's not even start on how it's distributed.<br /><br />The bottom line is that the American working class is looking more and more like Marx's proletariat -- Brikoleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318706625291447339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-5082891876408373302011-08-13T19:34:29.486-07:002011-08-13T19:34:29.486-07:00Totally. I wanted to quote that following exchang...Totally. I wanted to quote that following exchange, too, but Blogger be givin me character limits. :)<br /><br />Btw, sidenote, I really disagree with what Tiny says about sharing resources and reducing consumption challenging capitalism. I think they can help us survive capitalism, and imagine a better world where we produce for human need, not profit. But in and of themselves, these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-27999484172243477722011-08-13T13:15:41.935-07:002011-08-13T13:15:41.935-07:00It's so funny- I was just reading the rest of ...It's so funny- I was just reading the rest of that interview, and the very issue of abusive families comes up right after the section you quoted. <br /><br />What a great interview, by the way. The organizational funding issues and questions are so high on my mind right now - I love how they talk about that stuff.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-71721655001388128272011-08-13T12:39:01.409-07:002011-08-13T12:39:01.409-07:00This is some super important stuff. Challenging. H...This is some super important stuff. Challenging. Having worked with children from highly dysfunctional and abusive families in the past - I think there's an important place for supporting some people to either cut ties, or distance themselves. <br /><br />However, I also think it happens too often. People give up on each other too often. And elders are still deeply undervalued - something Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-54626119187272077262011-08-13T11:38:11.922-07:002011-08-13T11:38:11.922-07:00"Tiny: There are a few different threads to t..."<b>Tiny</b>: There are a few different threads to this. The first one is the concrete level: the tangible results of collective living—resource sharing, reducing consumption, and so on—are in themselves radical acts that challenge capitalism.<br /><br />But the other thread, the deeper one, is about redesigning ways that people are in relationship with each other. At POOR, we believe that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-81677428898044111142011-08-13T11:37:34.472-07:002011-08-13T11:37:34.472-07:00Word. I tried to post this yesterday but blogger ...Word. I tried to post this yesterday but blogger was givin' me trouble. Just want to flag the <a href="http://www.enoughenough.org/2010/05/community-reparations-now-tyrone-boucher-and-tiny-aka-lisa-gray-garcia-talk-revolutionary-giving-class-privilege-and-more/" rel="nofollow">interview</a> that first alerted me to the trends and issues with ppl moving home.<br /><br />"<b>Tyrone</b>: Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-35517591885253281722011-08-12T16:59:13.231-07:002011-08-12T16:59:13.231-07:00Thanks for the blog link - I've added them to ...Thanks for the blog link - I've added them to my blogroll. <br /><br />That's a wonderful story of unfolding sangha. There's something really refreshing about the back and forth flow of support going on there - in a natural manner. <br /><br />I lived with my mother after finishing college - until I was 30. It definitely saved me a lot of money to do so, but it also made me think a Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-3395325065362192492011-08-12T14:23:48.103-07:002011-08-12T14:23:48.103-07:00Just yesterday I finished reading Mayumi Oda's...Just yesterday I finished reading Mayumi Oda's beautiful autobiographical book, "I Opened the Gate, Laughing." In it, she talks about how a dedicated crew of friends and fellow practitioners helped her renovate a house she moved into in Marin, CA, and transform the attic into a tea and meditation room. One of the helpers in this months-long process was a Korean-American nun who, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-18220136516782384222011-08-10T16:04:01.412-07:002011-08-10T16:04:01.412-07:00"There are signs in my home sangha that, if f..."There are signs in my home sangha that, if financial crisis hit a number of members, we might be able to break through the shell and support each other. Maybe even find a new sense of what it means to be a sangha." <br /><br />That is very good news. Perhaps this article falls pray to the racial bias we've seen so often, but hasn't 'ethnic' Buddhism quite often been Buddhist_philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246929532585980356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-58289486626485244562011-08-10T11:00:42.894-07:002011-08-10T11:00:42.894-07:00Well, we have done a few things. In order to addre...Well, we have done a few things. In order to address the lack of young folks in the sangha, we have started doing outreach and help start local college sitting groups. <br /><br />She has done a bit of work with our people of color group in the sangha, although that is still a weakness - the lack of racial diversity - in my view. <br /><br />We have a much more flexible policy around payments forNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-19579421594079631262011-08-10T09:16:42.445-07:002011-08-10T09:16:42.445-07:00One thing I am most curious about is what your hea...One thing I am most curious about is what your head teacher is planning to do in efforts to diversify the sangha. I know that subject comes up a lot and has even been discussed here at DH, so I wonder if any progress has been made towards actualizing this or at least coming up with some innovative ideas. Thanks for sharing!LuLu3156https://www.blogger.com/profile/13851331908243678310noreply@blogger.com