PinnedYaseen AckermanYou know the stuff that makes you happy? Now do that.Stop putting off what makes you happyApr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
Yaseen AckermanNo, it’s not all socially constructed.Just because something is socially constructed (like words and social norms) does not mean they are arbitrary.Jan 21, 2023Jan 21, 2023
Yaseen AckermanBuddhism, Secularism and Epistemic Violence“I have thus defined epistemic violence as a forced delegitimation, sanctioning and repression […] of certain possibilities of knowing…Oct 17, 2021Oct 17, 2021
Yaseen AckermanFor the Love of GhibliWhy the achievements of Studio Ghibli are always worth celebratingAug 8, 2021Aug 8, 2021
Yaseen AckermanGolden hourThere’s a peace here, a quite Precious distance, when you don’t Understand what’s being saidJan 27, 20211Jan 27, 20211
Yaseen AckermanSurasak StationHe looks my way Wide open, green-brown eyes, Made vivid by fluorescent lights, All broad, giddy smilesJan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
Yaseen AckermanCity of Angels[5am — Bangkok] *Tuktuktuktuk* I find myself careening Down a dark, smouldering soi, Leaving behind thumping beats And strobing lightsJan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
Yaseen AckermanThe Secular Buddhist movement and cultural appropriation. Buddhism, but better(?)As part of my series critiquing the Secular Buddhist movement, I thought it worthwhile to take a deeper look at the phenomenon of cultural…Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Yaseen AckermanSecular Buddhism and the superior whiteness of being.With “mindfulness” and secular Buddhism increasingly shaping the everyday understanding of what the Buddhist tradition is, I thought — as…Dec 23, 20202Dec 23, 20202