More on race, privilege… and karma!

• Diverse views on “white privilege” « Bija Andrew’s Zen Blog(Wednesday, July 29, 2009) “To some extent, we need to agree, or at least settle on a common practice.”
• Race as karma « Angry Asian Buddhist (Wednesday, July 29, 2009) “Over on Drums of Dharma, GK Sandoval discusses topical issues from the perspective of karma.”
• My last word on White Privilege « Sweep the dust, Push the dirt(Wednesday, July 29, 2009) “We take for granted things that we were basically born into (or given the opportunity of).”
• How to demean an Angry Asian Buddhist « Angry Asian Buddhist(Thursday, July 30, 2009) “All the way back to the first Angry Asian Buddhist post, I’ve repeatedly noticed certain types of comments meant to stymie discussions of racial marginalization.”
• The issue of kamma « My Buddha is pink (Friday, July 31, 2009) “But that would presume homosexuality is necessarily inferior from heterosexuality.”
• Power of Education « Angry Asian Buddhist (Saturday, August 1, 2009) “If we are committed to diversity, then we should be committed to educating ourselves and noting the inequities that may very well exist beneath our noses.”

You can catch the earlier part of this thread here, here and here.

I really wanted to wait till the end of the week to post a new timeline, but the bloggers are on a roll!

• White privilege and homophobia « My Buddha is pink (Sunday, July 26, 2009) “Perhaps unsurprisingly, I have observed a similar reaction within the Buddhist community, based on cultural and ethnic differences, with reaction to homosexuality and a temple’s gay members.”
• Sanctuary « Resist Racism (Sunday, July 26, 2009) “Awareness of privilege is stepping back and taking a look first.”
• The Larger Context of the Professor Gates Racial Profiling Incident « Asian Nation (Monday, July 27, 2009) “What strikes me the most about not just this particular incident involving Professor Gates, but the reaction of Americans from different racial backgrounds around the country is this: I find it ironic that in general, many (as in a large number but certainly not all) Whites feel unaccustomed and therefore uncomfortable talking about racial issues (this recent article published by the American Psychological Associationsummarizes this tendency among Whites to avoid talking about race very well).”
• introduction to this week’s topic « the buddha is my dj (Monday, July 27, 2009) “Over the next couple of days, I’ll be posting a long, three-part piece on white privilege, the homogenization of Buddhism, why you might care about these issues, and what we can do about it.”
• part one: white privilege « the buddha is my dj (Monday, July 27, 2009) “So before we can even begin to unpack white privilege, we need to understand how race and whiteness work in our culture.”
• Being a Buddhist Convert in Rural America « Progressive Buddhism(Monday, July 27, 2009) “These can certainly be difficult times to be a Buddhist convert in rural America.”
• On race and Buddhism « Resist Racism (Tuesday, July 28, 2009) “Go here.”
• part two: the homogenization of buddhism « the buddha is my dj(Tuesday, July 28, 2009) “But perhaps the best way to understand this is to take a step back away from Buddhism, and even a step back from race, and examine a different homogenization of culture.”
• White Privilege and Buddhism « Sweet the dust, Push the dirt(Tuesday, July 28, 2009) “I can’t say that I agree with everything brought up in various postings but I can say that majority of commentaries provide readers (white or not) with information that is both valuable and relevant to this issue.”
• Some of my background and realizations « The Drums of Dharma(Tuesday, June 28, 2009) “In equanimity, there are no Native Americans, Asians or Caucasians–the enlightenment mind shines on all just like the sun.”
• part three: work to be done « the buddha is my dj (Tuesday, July 28, 2009) “If you’re going to claim an interest in social justice issues and then blindly look the other way when your own, fellow American Buddhists of different colors, genders, or sexual orientations are crying out, are suffering, then you need to question your own motives, your own beliefs, before yelling at me for doing nothing more than pointing out the obvious suffering of others.”

You can check out the previous two timelines here and here.

I previously posted a timeline of blog posts on C.N. Le’s controversial Asian Nation post, Reflections on a Multiracial Buddhist Retreat. The list goes on. As before, I’ve included the last sentence of each piece.

• A White Buddhist and Privilege « Dharma Folk (Tuesday, July 21, 2009) “Until then, there’s always the Angry Asian Buddhist.”
• Dharma, Race, and White Privilege « Dangerous Harvests(Wednesday, July 22, 2009) “I have more to say about all this, but instead, I want to invite you to reflect on the conversation above, as well as those in the other blogs, and those in your own lives.”
• The Surface of Buddhism: Introduction « Racialicious (Thursday, July 23, 2009) “Let me know when you’re ready to start listening.”
• Exegesis of a White-Privileged Notion « Dharma Folk (Friday, July 24, 2009) “If there’s any conclusion to this ramble, it’s imperative that we question our own assumptions and the conclusions they lead us to, especially on a topic as sticky as race.”
• Privileged, Persnickety Buddhists « Sweep the dust, Push the dirt(Saturday, July 25, 2009) “That is what we are – one big-assed, struggling, North American sangha.”

Let me know if you’ve read other posts on this topic.

Plenty of excitement in the Buddhist blogosphere touching on our racialized society and discussions of white privilege. Here’s a timeline with the last sentence of each post provided.

• Reflections on a Multiracial Buddhist Retreat « Asian Nation(Wednesday, July 15, 2009) “These two incidents go to show that even at an event that shows us the peace, harmony, and mindfulness that exists in American society and among people from all kinds of backgrounds, in many ways, American society is still quite racialized, even if most of us may be completely oblivious to such dynamics.”
• Race and Retreats « Barbara’s Buddhism blog (Thursday, July 16, 2009) “I suspect both of these examples were dharma teaching opportunities that were missed.”
• Annoying Asians and White Privilege « Angry Asian Buddhist(Friday, July 17, 2009) “It’s worth reading the whole piece and Barbara O’Brien’s post too.”
• Privileged White Buddhists? « Progressive Buddhism (Sunday, July 19, 2009) “I would like to hear everyone’s opinion on this.”
• Filthy Filthy White Buddhists « Sweep the dust, Push the dirt(Sunday, July 19, 2009) “If I was half white and half Asian, does that mean I am only half privileged and half lazy?”

If you know of other posts on this thread, please feel free to drop a comment below.