This is where I’ve learned to be a better community organizer by studying Buddhism and meditation. I can say over and over and over again – this is not my job! Do not be attached to outcomes. Just don’t do it! But how do I actually do this? How do I practice letting go of outcomes over and over and over again until it feels easy?
This dharma talk is from October 26, 2021 at Alphabet Sangha of East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California. NOTES Meditation Mindfulness of the body is an opportunity to repair the wounds where we feel separated from our bodies How do I increase … Continued
In my work with Buddhist Peace Fellowship, I help design and produce the most popular online course: U Mad? Wisdom for Rageful Times. First launched in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, the course invited seven BIPOC and queer … Continued
Originally published at BuddhistPeaceFellowship.org Content note: This article references child abuse & child sexual abuse throughout, both interpersonal and state abuse, but does not share specific stories. Strategies for individual and community healing are in the second half. Childhood abuse – … Continued