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Henry Blanke

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Henry Blanke is a Soto Zen Buddhist and a longtime member of DSA. His writing has appeared in Refuse Journal, Speculative Non-Buddhism, the Tattooed Buddha, and the curated blog Engage! He enjoys listening to jazz, writing poetry, cooking and walking New York City. On occasion he feels compelled to kick out the jams.
Opinion

April 7, 2025

The Mighty Mindfulness Juggernaut: Therapeutic Adjunct to Neo-Liberalism

When I was a boy growing up in the 1960s, I enjoyed helping my mother cook the famous Italian Sunday gravy. As I chopped the requisite onions and garlic with a very sharp knife she impressed on me the importance of paying close attention.

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Opinion

September 8, 2023

A Buddhist Considers Suffering

Henry Blanke considers the suffering he sees as a counselor at a substance abuse detox and rehab facility in Brooklyn, New York and whether Buddhists should see it as their duty to work to alleviate it.

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Praxis

July 8, 2020

Sitting off the Grid: Buddhist Praxis, Marxist Thought

Shikantaza, the “just sitting” meditation of Zen Buddhism, offers a mental space for critiquing and resisting the forces of capitalist ideology — and when paired with socialist-inspired social action, it can help build a solidarity-based society free from economic, racial, and ecological oppression.

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