Linda Hess

Linda is a Zen practitioner, a translator of the Indian poet Kabir, a retired Stanford professor of Religious Studies, and a scholar and writer on various subjects.

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The author, Linda Hess, wears her blue rakusu and red checkered keffiyeh together.

Seeking Buddha in Gaza

As a Buddhist, a Jew, and a supporter of the Palestinian people, religious scholar Linda Hess wears the checked Palestinian scarf called a keffiyeh and a blue Zen garment called a rakusu that symbolizes the Buddha’s robe. In this powerful personal essay, she considers how to respond with wisdom and compassion to the violence being inflicted on the people of Gaza and the rage she feels about it.