[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aXDTUnea1M&ab_channel=ElliotSang[/embed] Buddhism is sometimes charged as the ideal religion for upholding unfair systems, encouraging practitioners to meditate ostensibly without acting on injustice. But is there more beneath the surface of Buddhism as taught to us under capitalism? And is this quality of “mindfulness” being, in fact, misused by neoliberals to continue exploitative economic systems?
Researchers have discovered a two-foot-tall Buddha statue in Berenike, an ancient Egyptian port city. The artifact is the first Buddha ever found west of Afghanistan, according to the New York Review of Books’ William Dalrymple. Made from Mediterranean marble, it provides new evidence of trade between ancient Rome and India.Based on stylistic details, the researchers…
Find out more about us and join classes, courses and retreats: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/At the darkest time of the year, time seems to slow down …
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u6zllCW6v0&ab_channel=LondonBuddhistCentre[/embed] At the darkest time of the year, time seems to slow down and our mind turns naturally towards what is most important in life. We often numb this instinct with the same old superficial pleasures, but they’re never enough. The Winter Retreat is our main event of the year and the best way to…
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