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Tag: Indian Buddhism

Notes in Early Autumn (2016)

There’s a lot going on. A few notes before I leave.

Tomorrow morning I fly to India for a conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB). We are gathering at Nagaloka, the school I’ve been working with in … Read more

Ambedkar’s Children: Indian Buddhism Reborn Among the Untouchables

With justice on our side, I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy… For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for Read more

Buddha and the Future of His Religion by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is the father of modern Buddhism in India, which has taken root among Dalit/ex-untouchable communities who practice the Buddha way because it teaches directly about the nature of suffering and the way to liberation.  Ambedkar’s essay “Buddha Read more

Meditate, Educate, Organize: With India’s Dalit Buddhists

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Pune, 6 February 2013

Laurie and I have been here in India for the last two weeks.  First with friends in Mumbai, where we led a weekend Zen retreat, teaching from Dogen and Suzuki Roshi in the heart of Maximum … Read more

Leaving Nagaloka

8 February 2012

I am resting between flights in Delhi, on my way to Burma (via Bangkok) after two good weeks among friends in India.  Happy to report that I am healthy.  Once again no digestive digressions, and the straightforward … Read more

INEB in Bodhgaya: Journey to the West, 1

1 November 2011: Actually I am editing this piece two weeks later, back in Berkeley, dealing with jetlag.  — Alan

This year’s International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) conference — The Future of Buddhism: From Personal Awakening to Global TransformationRead more

Think Sangha in India, March 2011

As long as I can remember I have yearned for community. Most living beings, human or otherwise, have the same yearning. The Buddha recognized this, creating the fourfold sangha as a ground for liberation. Over the last twenty or twenty-five … Read more

India 2011, #5: Deer Park Institute/Bir to Delhi

#5 — 3.21.11 — Deer Park Institute/Bir to Delhi

Back in Delhi for an unscheduled day at a comfortable guesthouse, Lutyens Bungalows, before flying home tomorrow. We arrived at Old Delhi station at 5:30 this morning after rocking and rocketing … Read more

India 2011, #4: To the North

We left Nagaloka at 6 this morning, for the Nagpur airport and an early flight to Delhi.  Tonight, an overnight train to Panthankot and passage to Dharamsala and Deer Park monastery in Bir.

Nagpur’s morning streets were blessedly free of … Read more

India 2011, #3

8 March 2011

I am back at Nagaloka in Nagpur after three days in Mumbai, the start of our Think Sangha study tour.  Although I only left Nagaloka three days ago, it felt almost like a homecoming to return.

Arriving … Read more