Inner Work
Marxism and Buddhism Adrian Kreutz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWBWGdVo9Kg https://aeon.co/essays/how-marxism-and-buddhism-complement-each-other Life is suffering, whether you sit under a Bodhi Tree or stand with the workers. But do the two schools agree on the remedy?
Dukka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWBWGdVo9Kg&t=170s
The consumerist mentality is not the remedy. Unfortunately, Buddhism in the form of watered-down app-based mindfulness practice and yoga in Lululemon Athletica spandex has become the newest balm for the stressed-out capitalist. The most famous Marxist academic of our time, Slavoj Žižek, once said that ‘the “Western Buddhist” meditative stance is arguably the most efficient way for us to fully participate in capitalist dynamics while retaining the appearance of mental sanity’. ..the essence of man is no abstraction inherent in each single individual. In reality, it is the ensemble of the social relations.’ There is no central property of the self, only relations. According to Marx’s historical materialism, the social relations that determine the self are, as we know, determined by the ‘mode of production’.
Svabava: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWBWGdVo9Kg&t=623s
Emptiness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWBWGdVo9Kg&t=751s
The problem with Left-activists is that they see the evil as being exclusively caused by the socioeconomic system (this was Marx’s problem too), without understanding how these factors operate within us. ‘Social change requires inner change – becoming less selfish,’ says the Dalai Lama. The question is not who we are – we are malevolent creatures, as far as I can tell. The question is who we want to be.
Replacing Capitalism: Buddhism, Marxism, Anarchism Overview and Scope of the Problems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Mvr2mivog
Jan 24, 2022 a look at Graham Priest's 2021 book: Capitalism, Its Nature and Its Replacement. some of the ways in which Buddhism and Marxism may be complimentary in their ethics, political philosophy, and their metaphysical views of persons. All those topics (and many more, including: compassion, education, ideology, economics, politics, metaphysics, personhood) will be covered in more detail in the coming streams.
Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEYe38FwSeo
Part 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuqAaLHFcxo
At the Vikalp Sangam Workshop "Spritual Dimentions of the Alternatives" Held at Fireflies July 2022.
The follow up sessions on Initiatives on Integrating Spirituality into Social Justice Work were
Solidarity Economics
Social Justice Work
Inner Work, Interfaith & Dialogue Inner Work, Dialogue
Creating & Building Intermediate Spaces for Dialogue
Skillful Means
LFEF Introduction https://youtube.com/embed/vjzaLYibPqw?start=184&end=528
Learning From the Future as it Emerges - Presencing
https://youtube.com/embed/vjzaLYibPqw?start=1060&end=1548
Brian Arthur: https://youtube.com/embed/vjzaLYibPqw?start=2933&end=3417
Concepts courtesy: Otto Scharmer and Presenscing Institute https://www.u-school.org/ https://www.u-school.org/presencing
Stepping into the future https://youtube.com/embed/_V5pIvEXNz8?start=949&end=1325
Presencing.. https://youtube.com/embed/_V5pIvEXNz8?start=5267&end=5619 Being Powerful in the VUCA World - By Global Transformation Champion - Ferdi DSouza - 3rd April 2020
Non-Duality and the Mystery of Consciousness by Peter Russell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ0YFoUcY0s
Dec 28, 2016 What is non-duality? What do we mean by consciousness? Does it really exist? What is reality? Is there any thing "out there"? Why don't we see consciousness in the material world? What do we mean by "I"? Why is any of this important?
https://www.scienceandnonduality.com/
From the deep pools of Eastern wisdom, to the fast-paced rapids of the West, Peter Russell has mastered many fields, and synthesized them with consummate artistry. Weaving his unique blend of scientific rationale, global vision, and intuitive wisdom, Peter brings a sharp, critical mind to the challenge of self-awakening. The next great frontier of human exploration, he shows, is not outer space, but inner space — the development of the human mind. He has degrees in theoretical physics, experimental psychology, and computer science from the University of Cambridge in England, and has written ten books in this area, including The Global Brain Awakens, Waking Up in Time, and most recently, From Science to God: A Physicist’s Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness.