I gave a talk at the New Paltz Zen Center against doomerism. We vow to bear witness to all the suffering in the world, but there’s no reason to be gloomy about it. Let’s be cheerful bodhisattvas and enjoy our lives! --- Here’s three images. When you read the news, or you think about the state of the world, which one are you? What’s your state of mind? This is Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”, painted in 1893. There’s an emaciated figure, holding its head in its hands and its mouth ...
