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Five Habits to Heal the Heart of Democracy

By Parker J. Palmer

The heart is where we integrate what we know in our minds with what we know in our bones, the place where our knowledge can become more fully human.

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Love Everyone: A Guide for Spiritual Activists

Real political change must be spiritual. Real spiritual practice has to be political. Buddhist teachers Sharon Salzberg and Rev. angel Kyodo williams on how we can bring the two worlds together to build a more just and compassionate society.

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Sharon Salzberg, angel Kyodo williams
2019
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Protest Is My Spiritual Practice

Lama Rod Owens says protesting is a spiritual act that engages the practitioner’s body, speech, and mind in service to others. But many Buddhists are resistant to resistance.

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Lama Rod Owens
2017
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The Burning Heart of a Bodhisattva

On the 55th anniversary of Thich Quang Duc’s self-immolation, Edward Tick shares what he has learned from his pilgrimages to the site of the monk’s famous protest.

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Edward Tick
2018
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Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are

The African philosophy of ubuntu teaches that we are human only through the humanity of others. Buddhists of African descent explore the synergy between ubuntu and the Buddhist teachings on interdependence.

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Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Rehena Harilall, Nobantu Mpotulo, David W. Robinson-Morris, Yao Obiora Dibia
2022
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How to Cultivate Equanimity Regardless of Your Circumstances

A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.

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Toni Bernhard
2011
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Awakening Together

Many Euro-American Buddhists seek diversity in their sanghas and make efforts to reach out to minority groups, often with negligible results.

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Larry Yang
2015
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The Power of Buddhism

If you ignore power, you ignore powerful Buddhist teachings. Pema Khandro Rinpoche says that Buddhism teaches us how to be powerful and compassionate at the same time.

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Pema Khandro
2018
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The Power of One

It's time to open our minds and hearts to the innumerable connections we share with others—in our families, communities, social systems, and on our planet—and strive to understand what it means to be human now.

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Lama Surya Das
2013
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What's the Use of Suffering

The biggest mistake we can make, according to the Buddha, is to discount or minimize our suffering. Why? Because it is the fiery gate through which we must pass to engage the spiritual path.

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Reginald A. Ray
2001
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Commentary: Centrism Is Not a Middle Way

In a seemingly divided America, political “centrism” is gaining popularity. But, from a Buddhist perspective, Buddhist teacher Ethan Nichtern argues, centrism is actually a kind of extreme.

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Ethan Nichtern
2019
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