The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’ (theguardian.com)
'In countries such as Sri Lanka and Myanmar, where the conservative Theravada strain predominates, monks have emerged as central figures in movements that promote sectarian hatred, abandoning the teachings of the Buddha in favour of a more common and earthly goal: political power.' ‘... At the expense of minorities.’
‘These monks also illuminate a lesser-known dimension of Buddhism: its patriarchal structure.’
‘I don’t feel sad when bad people do bad things. I feel sad when good people don’t do anything.’ Geshe Lhakdor
'Seattle provides each adult resident with four $25 vouchers they can donate to local political candidates of their choice.' The Year in Cheer (reasonstobecheerful.world)
‘In Kansas City, the largest U.S. city to adopt a zero-fare transit policy, bus ridership is about 24 percent higher than in other similar cities.’
‘There are over 2,600 community-led seed libraries in the U.S., where people can “borrow” seeds, plant them, and later “return” them from their own crop in the next growing cycle.’