by Sunada Takagi | May 6, 2011 | Social change
I realize there’s been full saturation coverage of Bin Laden in the media this week. I’d like to add just one more to the fray, please – about how some Buddhists are responding to the news. Myself included. I especially appreciated what Susan Piver had to say. On the...
by Sunada Takagi | Mar 17, 2011 | Miscellany, Social change
I have family in Tokyo. So I’ve been glued to the news for the last few days. The short version of the story is that my family is safe, thank goodness. I got an email from my brother first thing Friday morning (the night of their quake day). He was on a skiing...
by Sunada Takagi | Feb 8, 2011 | Social change
Here’s a movie I highly recommend. One person called it “the most beautiful and terrifying portrait of earth I’ve seen”. I have to agree. Filmed in fifty countries, all with aerial-only footage, the whole thing is stunning. And scary as hell....
by Sunada Takagi | Dec 9, 2010 | Everyday mindfulness, Social change
This is an excellent, thoughtful post by Dennis Hunter, on the ethical dilemmas we face as 21st century Buddhists living in an increasingly interdependent world. Today, even our simplest choices — like the food we eat and the clothes we wear — can have...
by Sunada Takagi | Sep 9, 2010 | Social change
I applaud The Massachusetts Bible Society for taking a stance against the Rev. Terry Jones and his plan to burn Qur’ans. Please help to spread the word. Announcing the “They Burn One, We Give Two” Drive. Rev. Terry Jones of the Dove Outreach Center...
by Sunada Takagi | Aug 17, 2010 | Social change
This recent post from Andrew Olendzki in Tricycle Magazine takes an interesting slant on a classic Buddhist story. It’s too easy to think the world’s problems are too big for any one of us to address. Or that massive humanitarian crises – like the recent floods in...
