“How did we get here?” asks Christopher Ford, the former Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, following Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol.
Peace Begins With Peaceful Actions
To change the world, says Jan Willis, we need hope. And hope grows from nonviolent actions, no matter how small.
Patience Isn’t Passive
Constance Kassor explains why patience isn’t a passive tolerance of harm. Instead, patience requires a recognition of the deep interconnectedness of the world and an active engagement with it.
Biden’s presidential win: Buddhists respond
Buddhist leaders, teachers, and thinkers respond to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The Dalai Lama congratulates President-elect Joe Biden
His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a letter Sunday.
Remember What You Value
Sean Feit Oakes offers a post-election reminder to us all.
We Are More Powerful Than We Know
Awaiting the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Chenxing Han turns to the prose of Japanese poet and Buddhist monk Kamo-no-Chomei, and ponders his same questions, 800 years later.
How Not to Freak Out
If you find all the bad news overwhelming, Buddhist teacher Judy Lief has some meditations to help you relieve your anxiety.
How to Be an Ecosattva
How do bodhisattvas respond to the greatest crisis of our time? Appropriately, says Buddhist teacher and activist David Loy.
5 Tips for Spiritual Activists
Bill Aiken offers five Buddhist insights to be a more effective agent of change