Fierce Dandelions

"Think of all the violence and oppression it has taken to “settle” the continent during colonialism. And then consider how this proces...

I wrote these points as a response to comments I received on an old post on American Buddhism and race. In light of the Trayvon Martin case...

This post about the 50th Anniversary celebration of San Francisco Zen Center has haunted me since I first read it. The whole thing is worth...

I have to say that the explosion over the post by Tassja over at Womanist Musings has jolted me. You'll have to forgive me for not movi...

I almost never delete a post once I put it up, but after reading and responding to a comment by Robyn, a regular reader here, I realized tha...

This post, written by a young woman from Sri Lanka who lives in Minnesota, has been getting a lot of attention in the Buddhist blogospher...

I have been writing this blog for a little over two years now. Being a writer has been part of my life since I was a young kid scrawling goo...

I have been reading and commenting on some fascinating posts about yoga and social action, including this one and this one . It's a fas...

As seems to be the case about every three or four months, there has been a lot of discussion in the Buddhoblogosphere about race, racism, an...

A few bloggers have already posted the link to this article, but I think it's worth repeating. Editor's Note: Buddhist Myokei Caine...

After all this discussion about American Zen scandals, and whether there is a need for institutional oversight or not, I offer the following...

John's blog, Sweep the Dust, Push the Dirt has been home to some interesting guest posts. (The idea of having people guest post is also ...