James Baraz: Applying Early Buddhist Perspective to Contemporary Issues

03/07/2020 55 min
James Baraz: Applying Early Buddhist Perspective to Contemporary Issues

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Episode Synopsis

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Ven. Bhikkhu Analayo has just written an essay exploring how the early Buddhist perspective shows that diversity work can become an integral part of the Buddhist path of practice. We will explore some of Ven. Analayo's ideas and see how we can apply them in our own practice. We'll also touch a recent article by Bhikkhu Bodhi, another esteemed Buddhist scholar, entitled "From Tragedy to Hope: Reflections on the Killing of George Floyd".

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