“When the spirit moves into writing, shaping its direction, that is a moment of pure mystery.”
Toward a Worldwide Culture of Love
The practice of love, says bell hooks, is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination.
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.
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.
Eve Ensler on Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege
“He moved me to my core,” said the playwright about the Peace Prize Laureate in this 2014 conversation with bell hooks.
Sharon Salzberg: Love Is Not Weakness
There is a misconception, says Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg, that developing a more loving heart will make us weak.
Why famed feminist bell hooks reads patriarchal writing
bell hooks, one of America’s most influential feminists, says some writing she loves that is written by patriarchal men.
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”
A 1995 conversation between digital activist and lyricist John Perry Barlow — who died on February 7, 2018 — and social theorist bell hooks.
bell hooks tells the story of the first time she met Thich Nhat Hanh
When bell hooks met Thich Nhat Hanh, all that could come out of her mouth were the words “I’m so angry.” In this video, she shares how he responded.