Insight Journal welcomes Sebene Selassie & Brian Lesage to talk about how “spiritual bypassing”, as coined by the late John Welwood, can also be applied to culture. Sebene and Brian will be teaching What Gets Left Out?: Issues of Cultural Spiritual Bypassing, March 6-10, 2019. Insight Journal: The name of your upcoming course is “What Gets Left Out?: Issues of Cultural Spiritual Bypassing.” Can you describe what you mean by cultural spiritual bypass? Brian Lesage: The term arose out … [Read more...]
The Inherently Relational Nature of the Buddhist Path
Oren Jay Sofer
What does it mean to be practicing the Dharma in 2019, with the devastating effects of climate change, divisive polarization throughout society, the absence of dialogue in public discourse, a growing refugee crisis and increased violence towards immigrants, people of color, and marginalized communities? How do we understand teachings on nonattachment and still respond to the dire need and suffering within and around us? The Buddhist path can be easily mistaken for a solitary affair in which … [Read more...]