Responding to Prejudice

Applying the Dharma when witnessing or experiencing prejudice against minority groups.

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Overcoming anger towards those who use hate speech

The Buddha had an answer for those who believed in the innate superiority of certain…

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Overcoming fear and preconceptions

A motivation to work with the fear and misleading preconceptions that arise in the face…

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We all can overcome our wrong views

A story of a man who used to be a white supremacist and transformed his…

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Respect for common American values

A reflection on the controversy around athletes' recent protests of the killings of black men.

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Seeking unity, not division

Venerable Thubten Chodron shares on "The Thin Blue Line Between Us," a news article by…

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Cultivating equanimity in a time of violence

A response to a student's letter on the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile,…

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Welcoming refugees

Bringing a positive outlook to the situation of refugees in Europe, seeing it as an…

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Living without fear

Reflections on working with prejudice against immigrants happening worldwide, and the different forms of violence…

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White privilege

Responding to a student's request to speak about race in America and how to be…

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