To truly wake up, writes Kimberlyn David, we must expand our understanding of freedom like the Buddha did.
Confessions of a Marxist Buddhist
For a long time, Dorotea Mendoza hid her Marxism from her fellow Buddhists and her Buddhism from her activist comrades. Finally, as the dialecticians say, she resolved the contradiction.
Why We Go for the Gun
Greg Snyder on how to reclaim the grace and humanity that our access to guns has led us to squander.
We Will Come Back for You
Not so long ago their own families were held in camps like these. That’s why Japanese American Buddhists like Satsuki Ina will keep coming back until the tragedy on America’s southern border ends.
The World’s Most Peaceful Religion?
Matthew Gindin reviews “If You Meet the Buddha On the Road: Buddhism, Politics and Violence” by Michael Jerryson.
What do Americans know about Buddhism? “Not much,” say most.
One-fifth of survey respondents incorrectly said that Buddhists believe in an “immortal soul,” and most said they don’t personally know a Buddhist.
Opposition Can Come from Love
On Saturday, dozens of Buddhist priests and teachers joined a protest against the detention of migrant children at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Buddhists join protest against detention of migrant children in Oklahoma
The site at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, was used as a concentration camp for Japanese Americans during WWII.
Heal the Wounds and Trauma
DaRa Williams, Devin Berry, Noliwe Alexander, and Rosetta Saunders share what they feels is the most helpful message Buddhism can offer in coming decades.
Tools to Wake Up and Grow Up
Krista Tippett shares what she feels is the most helpful message Buddhism can offer in the coming decades.