Hi all,

First, be sure to catch the time-limited on-demand streams of THE MONKEY KING at SF Opera and THE WISDOM OF HAPPINESS with the Dalai Lama.

Wisdom of Happiness Encore Screening Presented by BuddhaFest + Wisdom for Life

On-Demand MONKEY KING at the SF Opera

Read the program notes here, and find other program goodies here.

I've been doing a lot of writing - please check out my Pacific Heart Substack for all the articles I've written there since my last newsletter. Subscribe there for timely updates. Becoming a paid or founding member allows me to devote more time to research and writing, especially on political psychology.

You might especially note these Substack-only articles:

Let the Dalai Lama, the Monkey King, and Zohran Mamdani's encounter with Trump ease you into the Holidays!
Good nourishment for your soul - and science-based instructions for dealing with challenging political conversations

The shutdown is ending, but unfit and dangerous leadership remains
My unpublished letter to the NYT, and more on Trump's lack of fitness (November 11, 2025)

The Executive Branch is a toxic mess
Compassion, clarity, and solidarity are the answers to Trumpian misleadership

Democracy was and is a response to the mental health emergency created by tyranny
Reportback from psychiatrists' Advocacy Day on the Hill

SUN RA: DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
Riffs on a great film, with timely messages for those interested in transcendent creativity and cultural transformation

Here's what I've posted or cross-posted at East Wind eZine:

MOSF 20.12: “107 Days” by Kamala Harris – Diagnosing a Broken System (But One That Raised You)  (October 6, 2025) Kamala for the people lost to Donald for himself and White Nationalism. 107 Days is a NYT Bestseller, and well worth a read. It gave me all the feels, as a psychiatrist, immigrant, and citizen.

MOSF 20.13: Raoul Peck’s “Orwell: 2+2=5”: An epic, brilliant, evocative, necessary near-miss (October 25, 2025) Raoul Peck’s film is an insightful look at Orwell’s life and dystopian vision. It breaks a lot down, but leaves something to be “desired.”

MOSF 20.14: The shutdown is ending, but unfit and dangerous leadership remains (November 11, 2025) Link to my Substack article detailing the president’s lack of fitness, and the dangerousness that follows, as well as my unpublished letter to the NYT editors.

MOSF 20.15: On Bardos of Travel to Grenada; Sketches of Time (and Doing Time) on Planet Earth (November 16, 2025) I recently traveled to the wonderful Caribbean island of Grenada for the Black Psychiatrists of America Transcultural Conference. I couldn’t have asked for a more deepening and eye-opening experience which brought me glimpses of our shared colonial trauma, amidst the peace and joy of beaches and sun.

 Have a Happy Thanksgiving :)

Warmly,

Ravi