“No Buddhists in Washington?”
by Reverend Danny Fisher on Nov 30, 2009
I’ve got a new article up at one of my very favorite websites, Religion Dispatches, today. The editors gave the piece this tease: Buddhism, which has a larger US population than either Islam or Hinduism, has had a sizable and growing impact on American culture. So why no representative on the Obama administration’s Advisory Council [...]
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Can You Summarize Your Spiritual Beliefs in 5-6 Sentences?
by Bob Weisenberg on Nov 30, 2009
Here’s a challenge for you. Can you summarize your spiritual beliefs in 5-6 sentences? When I first got involved in Yoga I became so intrigued with this question that I spent the next several years trying to answer it. Eventually my answers turned into my blog and eBook. I went through a lot of twists and turns on my [...]
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Buddhadharma In Everyday Life. Lojong Slogan: Drive all Blames into One. ~ via Linda Lewis
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 30, 2009
Lojong 12, “Drive All Blames into One” Perhaps the most challenging and provocative of Atisha’s slogans is Drive All Blames into One. Why in the world would anyone want to do such a thing? Who wants to invite blame? Sometimes it is difficult enough to take the blame for something we actually did, like reaching [...]
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Solar heated water in Bolivia
by Michael Levin on Nov 30, 2009
Cochabamba is green…
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Centering Yourself Around the Holidays.
by Claire Amber on Nov 30, 2009
A Time of Darkness Oh, the holidays. In the darkness of Winter, they are meant to bring light. Unfortunately, they can also bring a lot of stress, time constraints and ill feelings. Christmas trees need to be decorated, belts are tightened as money is spent ever more lavishly on gifts for friends, loved ones, co-workers, [...]
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A New Moon.
by Kathryn Budig on Nov 29, 2009
A New Moon: my psoas, unrequited love, New Moon & an iPhone turned off. A year ago on this day I suffered an awful psoas muscle injury. The worst part was there wasn’t an actual movement that brought the injury on, I simply started to feel pain. I had just taken a huge emotional blow a few [...]
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elephantjournal.com advertising special.
by Waylon Lewis on Nov 29, 2009
Through Dec 10th, the following prices are available to any “mindful” business that is willing to prepay for a full year: $100/month for standard square ads like this: These ads are normally $250 each. We’re about 10 or 20 ads away from fully breaking even, including paying yours truly, and saving Hotelephant, our green-renovated home [...]
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Book review: Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness: A Guide for Anyone Who Teaches Anything (Deborah Schoeberlein)
by Todd Mayville on Nov 28, 2009
Schools are a whirlwind of activity. Teachers and students, caught up in the hustle and spin of activity, rarely take the time to just notice what is going around them, let alone within them, all in the name of raising standardized test scores. And yet, mindfulness in education is seen by many as important to [...]
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Adoption is the Greatest Gift ~via Rebecca Grazulis
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 28, 2009
This week I went to a mall and was shocked to see a store called “Furry Babies.” What is their product, you ask? Puppies. In their small space, they were simulating a nursery using a number of cribs with puppies in them. There were also plenty of people oohing and aahing over the “furry babies.” [...]
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Weatherize your House—for free?
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 27, 2009
“I thought it was too good to be true.” Video via Good Magazine:
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Black Friday Special: gimme’ gimme’ gimme’ gimme.’
by Joana Smith on Nov 27, 2009
This week we did a deep cleaning of our house. We needed it! I had let a lot of things build up… A lot of people have been really nice to us, but for the last couple of years we have not written them one thank you note! We are this family* And we need [...]
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Johnny Cash sings Thanksgiving.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 26, 2009
To what 5 things do you offer your Thanksgiving? I’m thankful for my mom and dad, for giving me to this crazy, magical, deeply sad life and planet. I’m thankful to my mom for raising the hell out of me; giving my childhood a rich, warm, happy glow, a childhood full of good, simple food; [...]
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Obama would rather go Naked than Wear Fur.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
Well, it was PETA’s April Fool’s ad, a while back…you know all their naked-yet-nothin-showin I’d Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur ads, featuring male and female celebs urging us to value compassion over consumption?
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The Prick, The Saint, The Professional & Then Some: Categorizing Buddhist Bloggers. ~ John Pappas
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
I have had a desire to make a list of some of my favorite Buddhist bloggers out there in the Buddhoblogosphere and decided that if I was going to do it, I was going to make it funny (in my mind at least) and throw some jokes at my expense as well as the expense [...]
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Elephants Playing: video.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
Via National Geographic: “The survival of elephants ultimately depends on people falling in love with them.”
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Snake Oil exists…and it helps skin problems…better than $300 Creme de la Mer?!
by Cora Wen on Nov 25, 2009
Okay folks…I have seen a lot of weird things in my travels, but this one is pretty wild! A trip to the sacred Pak Ou caves up the river where locals have brought buddhas (more than 4,000) for hundreds of years is an awesome sight. Full of prayer and well wishes, these caves guard over [...]
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Watching this video freaks me out.
by Waylon Lewis on Nov 25, 2009
Steph Davis is so brave, she’s relaxed when she jumps off a clif in a squirrel suit, hardly blinking as she plummets/glides 1,000s of feet in just a few seconds. Yup, she’s brave. Or crazy. Seeing Steph and friends jump off cliffs and nearly slide (fall at high velocities) into cliff edges…my heart was in [...]
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Movie Review: Oh My God
by Todd Mayville on Nov 25, 2009
Reminiscent of One: The Movie, Oh My God combines interviews with a wide range of individuals around a central theme. In this case, it’s a deceptively simple question: What is God? Filmmaker Peter Rodger travels the world asking people that same question. Their answers range from the sublime and insightful to the outrageous and uncomfortable. Rodger asks [...]
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Yoga Journal in Bangkok Thailand
by Cora Wen on Nov 25, 2009
It was an honor and a privilege to teach at the Thailand Yoga Journal Festival and I am happy to see the spreading of unity and sharing around the globe. Here’s some pictures to go along with the last blog. Hope you enjoy them! [slide]
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Check Out This Interview About Coal Supply Restraints. ~ Leslie Glustrom
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
Below is a video from the Next Agenda conference that took place in San Francisco, California on September 17, 2009. It is an interview with me and basically covers the issues that many of you have heard from me directly, but you may want to pass it on to others. Many thanks to Dane [...]
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Hopenhagen Rap Battle.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
Copenhagen is Coming. Update: And Obama is going! Cross An Inconvenient Truth with Outkast and…you got this, the best eco video ever? It addresses the whole Climate Change Denier phenomenon—akin in my mind to those who, in the ’30s, shouted down Churchill and his “warmongering” fear of a rising Nazi German threat. Al Gore finally [...]
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Adam Werbach asks, what should we give for the Holidays?
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
This great idea came via green leader Adam Werbach on facebook. Last names of the many commenters have been removed to protect the guilty. What’s your favorite “mindful” gift to give? Doesn’t have to be material. ~ ed. Adam Werbach: What are your ideas for sustainable holiday gifts? If you’re struggling with what to buy [...]
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Help Tashi King.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
To all those who read this post, please do one of three things: 1. donate, or 2. share this article with friends (via email, or the facebook or twitter buttons at the bottom of this post) who might care and donate. 3. Or, both. Update: Tashi will appear on Walk the Talk Show tomorrow night. [...]
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Obama pardons “Courage” Turkey at the White House. Original Photos by me!
by Caroline Treadway on Nov 25, 2009
This morning, President Barack Obama pardoned “Courage”, the 45-pound National Thanksgiving Turkey, on the steps of the White House. Flanked by daughters Malia and Sasha, Obama made a quick speech about the history of the tradition, William Pelletier of the National Turkey Federation hoisted Courage onto the green tablecloth, and Obama pardoned the giant white [...]
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Top Chef Hosea Rosenberg, for Whole Foods: How to Carve your Turkey.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
Video: How to Carve your Turkey, from our friend and Top Chef victor, Hosea Rosenberg, a jolly good man. Click here for how to prepare the turkey. Plus, perfect gravy how-to:
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Top Chef Hosea Rosenberg, for Whole Foods: Thanksgiving tips!
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
A charming video via elephriend @ChefHosea on how to Prepare the Perfect, Mindfully-sourced Turkey. Click here for how to carve the turkey, and make gravy.
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A Buddhist Thanksgiving.
by Waylon Lewis on Nov 25, 2009
Offer your thanks to the turkeys, if so inspired, in Comments at bottom. If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. ~ Meister Eckhart Thanksgiving is about, well, giving thanks. Thanksiving is about family, and community, about gathering, slowing down, about coming together from around [...]
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Good Magazine video: using Revolving Doors to generate electricity!
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
A new “Duh” Technology! Love this. Let’s make it happen! Revolving doors are ubiquitous in our cities. Why not use them to generate free energy? The Revolution Door by Fluxxlab would do just that. It converts the kinetic energy used to push the door into electricity. Several similar projects are in operation worldwide. Now we’re [...]
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Good Magazine + Whole Foods stylish life-effecting video: Waste Not, Want Not.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 25, 2009
Love this video. Simple, direct, memorable, and slightly life-changing, which is hugely important.
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Yoga Ladies’ Viral Video Spoof of Andy Samberg’s “Jizz in my Pants.”
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 24, 2009
Warning! If you’re offended by all this, all apologies: please forgive us for we know not what we blog, go back to your Himalayan mountaintop and leave your sense of maudlin humor down here with us lowly masses. Ohhhhh yes, there’s more lyrics where… “I’m 15 late for my Yoga class…Drink Kombucha, Puked in My [...]
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I want a Goat! {I’m on a Boat}
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 24, 2009
You’re on a Boat?! I want a Goat! {Explicit lyrics for a good cause} Take a good hard look at my motherf##!@#$%king goat. We eatin’ rice and dahl ’cause we ain’t rich. And, while you’re at it, give $20, design a goat, and change an entire village. That should take care of a year’s worth [...]
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The Green Guide to Thanksgiving. ~ via Shireen Qudosi
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 24, 2009
Why We Should Consider Organic, Homesteading, and Vegetarian Alternatives Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, and with my newly turned eco-responsibility-leaf and with one of our family members going vegetarian, this year Thanksgiving presents a whole new set of challenges. The idea of a green or even a vegetarian Thanksgiving seems like blasphemy to die-hard [...]
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Taige Steven Smith.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 24, 2009
Update: there’s a wonderful blog with many comments and remembrances here. ~ I was inspired by today’s gathering, wake, at Centro in Boulder, in honor of Taige, to write something up in his honor. Not knowing him much, I’m inadequate to the task, so if you’re reading this and knew him well, or know of [...]
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American Apparel & the Case of the Yoga Model who’s never done Yoga.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 24, 2009
If you’re gonna model yoga, at least know how to do it. This young lady’s alignment is gonna send her to the hospital before long—that is, if she practiced yoga, ever, which she clearly. Does. Not. Still, American Apparel’s yoga line is fair labor, and these photos are clearly not overtly sexual, which should please [...]
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Nutcracker: videos. [Boulder Ballet]
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 24, 2009
Let the Holidays Begin..! elephantjournal.com events: Boulder Ballet Nutcracker. Nov. 27 – 29. Boulder Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker… …combines traditional classical style with new characters, circus arts, and unique special effects. The choreography is meant to visualize Tchaikovsky’s beautiful score in a way that is both classical and relevant to today’s audiences. While many [...]
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Olympia Snowe announces she won’t support Senate’s healthcare bill. Original photos by ele’s Caroline Treadway!
by Caroline Treadway on Nov 24, 2009
I’ve been trying to get photos of Olympia Snowe since I got my press pass in September. It’s been months. Her phone line is always busy. I stake out one doorway and she sneaks out another. Senators have tons of ways to evade the press in the labyrinthine Capitol complex, if they want. Last Thursday I [...]
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Lady Gaga for Equality!
by Waylon Lewis on Nov 23, 2009
There’s a reason Lady Gaga has more youtube views than, to paraphrase and update John Lennon’s infamous boast, Jesus Christ Himself. [Click those links for a few of her most popular videos] But she’s about more than record sales (or, these days, downloads). She’s tight with the GLBTQ community, and a passionate advocate when it [...]
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Martha Stewart renounces Fur.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
This is old news—but as it’s on the home page of peta.org, and as what Martha talks about, below, is still going on…well, unfortunately, it’s not old news. I made it through about three minutes, hand over open mouth, shocked, nearly crying, before I clicked off. Buddhism holds that there’s three root neuroses, or poisons: [...]
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Al Gore loses it. (Video)
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
Al Gore tried science. Now, he’s going with crazy: “Once a year, they trot me out here to talk about the environment.” Classic. Inspired? Or unnerved? Either way, check out Gore’s new book: Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis. On a more serious note…
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Practicing Compassion After Physical Abuse. ~ via Hollie Hirst.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
My ex-husband began abusing me when I was four months pregnant. It started with emotional abuse. I would sit on our sofa picking fuzz balls off of the blanket I was wrapped in, listening to him belittle me for hours. He was unabashed in letting me know how worthless I was. Eventually, the emotional abuse [...]
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Some cool covers over the years: The Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
The Covers; a photo slideshow. “Fighting, drinking, scorning convention, making wild love — zany antics of America’s young Beats in their mad search for kicks” A great book, not as great as On the Road, but highly readable and full of Kerouac’s alternately lugubrious and ecstatic prose. My generation was nicknamed “the Dharma Brats” as [...]
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Yoga in the Olympics & Esak Garcia. ~via Sarah Horn
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
He won wearing bright yellow shorts in front of a silent staring audience. He won by putting the arches of his feet flat on the top of his head while holding himself upside down. Esak Garcia is a jet-setting yogi. He is champion of the 2005 International Yoga Asana Championship, The Bishnu Charan Ghosh Cup, [...]
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Waylon Lewis’s post: “Method’s Dirty, Dirty Spoof vs. Toxic Household Cleaners” ft. on Huffington Post GREEN and LIVING!
by Waylon Lewis on Nov 23, 2009
Getting a post on Huffington Post might be easy, relatively speaking. Getting it featured is hard—Huffington Post featured blogs get a ton of traffic. Getting 100 comments, well that would likely send my latest greenest post to Huffington Post’s home page, which is to web traffic as Mecca is to Islam or Walmart is to [...]
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Greyhound Racing = Animal Abuse. ~via Rebecca Grazulis
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
This week I was duped by a Facebook rumor, discredited by snopes.com, that a greyhound racetrack in Wisconsin would be closing next month. The rumor claimed that all of the greyhounds that didn’t find homes by December 31st would be killed. Despite the falsity of the rumor, it nonetheless got me all keyed up about [...]
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Being a Dharma Bum.
by Nadia Ballas-Ruta on Nov 23, 2009
A few weeks ago, I found myself at a job interview with a person who obviously viewed life very differently than me. Within five minutes, it was clear that judgments had been made about me and apparently my resume held more meaning than I did as a person. It was quite surreal. For the record, [...]
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“Religion is a Choice, Not Homosexuality.” Jon Stewart and Mike Huckabee argue Gay Rights.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
With thanks for the heads up to Feministing, one of our favorite blog discoveries over this past year. The below represents an impressively civil, human conversation between two well-educated, passionate people on (very) different sides of the Gay Marriage argument—the civil rights issue of our time. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs [...]
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Will your Thanksgiving turkey be drugged up?
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
Not if it’s “antibiotic free.” Remember: you are what you eat, and what you eat becomes you! As seen outside of Whole Foods (formerly Wild Oats, formerly Alfalfa’s) in Boulder:
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Book Review: Renewing America’s Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent’s Most Endangered Foods (Gary Paul Nabhan, ed.)
by Todd Mayville on Nov 23, 2009
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, a celebration of native foods eaten by our ancestors (or as close as we can get today), and what better way to observe it than a discussion of the indigenous (or nearly so) foods of the North American continent. This book is by far one of the most unique [...]
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Deck the Halls with Boughs of LEDs. ~via Ideal Bite
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
LED Holiday Lights Want things to always go your way when it comes to your energy bill? Light-emitting diode bulbs (LEDs for short) will bring down that bill even more. Try switching just your holiday lights to LEDs for starters. The livin’ is easy. LED Benefits: -LED bulbs use 90% less energy than traditional incandescent [...]
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Boulder Poisoning Pigeons. ~via Seth Brigham
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
Photo via Flickr. This morning, at the crosswalk on Pearl St. Between Pasta Jay’s and the Daily Camera Building, a pigeon was in distress. Animal control was called. When he arrived, he told my friend and another bystander that the pigeon had been poisoned. And, that there had been several instances of which he had [...]
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