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Responsible Consumption Month: The ID Project

January 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Interdependence Project is a New York based non-profit group that brings together meditation and activism. I became aware of them through their podcast, 21st Century Buddhism.
In January, they are conducting their 2nd month of responsible consumption. The tenets of the month are:

Daily meditation.
Limiting use of plastic bags, disposable coffee cups, electricity, and […]

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Tags: global issues activities · consumerism · climate change · the environment · Buddhism · audio · ESL activity · blog

The Dharma is ALWAYS Political

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

The ID Project just launched a new blog, and the first article is a great one as the political season is heating up. It deals with low voter turnout from a Buddhist perspective, and could really strike a chord with students who have this as part of their cultural background. It would have […]

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Tags: politics · reading · Buddhism · ESL activity · blog

BuddhaNet / Dharma Seed

August 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Here are two sites full of free Buddhism resources.
BuddhaNet - Tons of free eBooks and audio files. The eBooks cover general Buddhism, meditation, Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism and even children’s books. The audio files include chanting, meditation instruction, Dharma talks and even songs.
Dharma Seed - Tons and tons of wonderful Dharma talks, organized by […]

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Tags: other · Buddhism · audio