Video 15: Slogans, breaking windows, calling names, going numb… do any of those things actually change society? How do we actually change society? Do we spend our time talking to the extreme ends, or do we address the middle?...
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“The profound crisis of human identity brought on by living within a lie… appears… as a deep moral crisis in society. A person who has been seduced by the consumer value system… is a demoralized person. The system depends...
How the Pooja idea started: Shariff to Charika… My favorite place on Earth, Breitenbush Hot Springs, has burned down.The Lodge and the office seem to be the only things remaining on that side of the river. All of the...
When I told my friend, Dr. Charika Ariyaratne Marasinghe (eldest daughter of the legendary Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne) about the fires ravaging Breitenbush, she immediately organized a “Bodhi Pooja” (sacred healing ceremony) in Sri Lanka, at “Vishva Niketan”, Sarvodaya’s “Peace...
As I write this, the skies above my apartment are hazy with the smoke of raging wildfires across Oregon. Visibility is impaired – it’s hard to see even a block away. Before I drove to the store today, I...
Most people outside of the Portland area don’t know about my friend and role model, Genny Nelson. Her passing leaves a really big hole in my list of living models of Inclusivity and Societal Transformation. You can read about...
I received this from Rev. Michelle Smith, who authored this powerful, positive letter to the City of Asheville’s leadership. Michelle has worked with me over the years, most notably in the “Shadow to Light” (S2L) program (which will be...
Welcome to the “Chronicles” Discussion! Our gathering is going to be focused on the parts of “Chronicles” that you were most interested in, what you most agreed with (or disagreed with!), what you want clarified… What will be most...
We know how to stop the coronavirus as a significant health threat. STOP IT, not stretch it out. We know how to stop it COLD. We know how to stop it, without risking the economy, or our social and...