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A Buddhist Case for Confronting Injustice

[A shorter version of this essay was published earlier on this Substack]

Since my early childhood, I have been prickly about the injustices I observed growing up in a brutal right-wing dictatorship and the inequalities I perceived at churc...

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Walk Lightly Upon the Earth

Caressing the dewy grass

Being warmed by benevolent Sun

Droplets genially glistening

Evaporating gently back to Sky

Walk lightly upon the Earth

Retaining the curiosity of children

Enchanted by hummingbirds

Carefree as cubs at play...

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A Buddhist Defense of Liberal Democracy

As the mid-term elections approach, people are very concerned about what is happening in this country and what they can do to promote democracy. BCD in partnership with IMCW will be holding a virtual town hall “The Bodhisattva Path in Actio...

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No Unsacred Places

“There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.” —Wendell Berry

The desecration of Big Bend National Park in Texas began last week. The area is currently being invaded by federal contractors who are clear...

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A Buddhist Case for Confronting Injustice

Since my early childhood I have been prickly about the injustices that I observed growing up in a brutal right-wing dictatorship and the inequalities I perceived going to church and elsewhere. How could there be so many people who went hung...

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  • Seth Zuihō Segall

    Seth Zuihō Segall is a Zen Buddhist priest, author, and psychologist. He is a contributing editor to Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and a founding member of the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy.

  • Amaury Cruz

    Amaury Cruz is a writer, political activist, and retired lawyer from South Carolina. He holds a Bachelor's in Political Science and a Juris Doctor and has been a Zen practitioner since 1994 in the tradition of Roshi Philip Kapleau.

  • Lorena Saavedra Smith

    Author of Awaken Your Roots. Ecopsychologist, and Pacha philosopher, A Peruvian woman replanted to the U.S., guiding emotional healing through nature, ancestral wisdom & embodiment. For soul-led seekers reclaiming rooted, present, free living.

  • Kirsten Dalquist

    PhD student in Denver studying religion and environmentalism. Just out here trying to love my crooked neighbor with my crooked heart. \ud83e\udd20

  • Serge Prengel

    Serge Prengel is a therapist who explores Proactive Mindfulness in his podcast, writings and workshops.

  • Mike Slott

    Mike Slott is the editor of the Secular Buddhist Network website and a longtime labor and political activist. He is also a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy.

  • Linda Modaro

    Linda Modaro is the founder and lead teacher at Sati Sangha, and teaches Reflective Meditation. She is co-author of Reflective Meditation: Cultivating Kindness and Curiosity in the Buddha’s Company. You can reach her at [email protected].

  • Karen Kat Symington Muendell

    Mom of 5 amazing humans, Yoga instructor (RYT500), Zen Buddhist, EcoDharma advocate, Graduate of French Culinary Institute, Ayurvedic Consultant

  • Karsten Struhl

    I am a vipassana practitioner, a socially engaged Buddhist, and a Marxist. I am a member of the Secular Buddhist Network, and I helped initiate the Buddhist Coalition of Democracy.

  • Kathryn Koehl

    Project manager, mom and social activist

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