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About bell hooks

bell hooks describes herself as a "Black woman intellectual, revolutionary activist." A leading cultural critic and thinker about such issues as feminism and race, bell hooks has published more than twenty books, including All About Love: New Visions.

How to Be a Bodhisattva

by Thich Nhat Hanh, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Judy Lief, bell hooks, Christina Feldman and The Karmapa| January 19, 2021

How to Be a Bodhisattva

It may seem like an unattainable ideal, but you can start right now as a bodhisattva-in-training. All you need is the aspiration to put others first.

Voices and Visions

by bell hooks| October 1, 2020

Voices and Visions

“When the spirit moves into writing, shaping its direction, that is a moment of pure mystery.”

Toward a Worldwide Culture of Love

by bell hooks| June 29, 2020

Toward a Worldwide Culture of Love

The practice of love, says bell hooks, is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination.

A Beacon of Light: bell hooks on Thich Nhat Hanh

by bell hooks| November 26, 2019

A Beacon of Light: bell hooks on Thich Nhat Hanh

The leading cultural critic and thinker bell hooks shares what Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh means to people of color.

Cultivating Openness When Things Fall Apart

by bell hooks and Pema Chödrön| February 21, 2018

Cultivating Openness When Things Fall Apart

“Isn’t that the kind of teaching we need these days, that difficult circumstances can be the path to liberation. That’s news you can use.”

bell hooks and John Perry Barlow talk “prana in cyberspace”

by bell hooks| February 8, 2018

bell hooks and John Perry Barlow talk “prana in cyberspace”

A 1995 conversation between digital activist and lyricist John Perry Barlow — who died on February 7, 2018 — and social theorist bell hooks.

The Power of Real Love: A Conversation with Sharon Salzberg and bell hooks

by bell hooks, Sharon Salzberg and Melvin McLeod| November 4, 2017

The Power of Real Love: A Conversation with Sharon Salzberg and bell hooks

Sharon Salzberg and bell hooks sit down with Lion’s Roar’s Melvin McLeod for a discussion on the power of love.

Building a Community of Love: bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh

by bell hooks| March 24, 2017

Building a Community of Love: bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh

bell hooks meets with Thich Nhat Hanh to ask: how do we build a community of love?

Pema Chödrön & bell hooks on cultivating openness when life falls apart

by bell hooks and Pema Chödrön| March 23, 2017

Pema Chödrön & bell hooks on cultivating openness when life falls apart
bell hooks and Pema Chodron.bell hooks and Pema Chödrön. Photos by Liza Matthews.

bell hooks talks to Pema Chödrön about how to open your heart to life’s most difficult challenges.

bell hooks shares her “Big Screen Buddhism” pick

by bell hooks| April 15, 2016

bell hooks shares her “Big Screen Buddhism” pick
Photo (c) Alexander Podshivalov / dreamstime.com.

Photo (c) Alexander Podshivalov / dreamstime.com.In our May 2016 magazine, 10 figures familiar to movie buffs and Buddhist alike — including Krista Tippett, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, Naima Mora, and more — nominated their favorite Buddhist-themed films, from Groundhog Day to Kung Fu Panda. Here, renowned feminist theorist, author, and cultural critic bell hooks writes […]

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