Responding to Prejudice
Applying the Dharma when witnessing or experiencing prejudice against minority groups.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Dealing with racism
On Martin Luther King Day, Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to an African-American's student's question on…
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No compassion, no peace
A social and Dharma perspective on the recent grand jury decision not to indict the…
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We are all Michael Brown and Darren Wilson
Using the Dharma to process outrage at the Grand Jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri to…
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Is this America, or a war zone?
Reflections on the riots in Ferguson, Missouri and the response by the police.
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The social impact of gun violence
Keeping a calm and compassionate mind in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal.
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Seeing the kindness of others
Remembering how we rely on other sentient beings for everything we know and everything we…
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Friend, enemy and stranger
Investigating how people become friends, enemies, and strangers; how the categories depend on our own…
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Look into your own mind
We should be careful when we want to judge others—especially based on religious views—and look…
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Hate is not conquered by hate
When we see a fault in others we should turn the mirror on ourselves, and…
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Honestly looking at our afflictions
It is important to be honest when we are looking at our own mind and…
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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina
Advice to two Dharma students on extending compassion to those directly suffering and those distressed…
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