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Mistaking a Stick for a Snake

Posted by Kristie Welsh | Mar 15, 2016 | Buddhism, Featured, Race/Racial Issues, Winter/Spring 2016

The Buddha’s teachings about distortions of perception anticipated current research on “inherent bias.” By Bonnie Duran

‘Woman Hold My Hand’

Posted by Kristie Welsh | Mar 15, 2016 | Buddhism, Featured, LGBTQI Issues, Race/Racial Issues, Winter/Spring 2016

Tara (the female Buddha), Sweet Honey and the Rock, and womanist theologians offer fiercely loving examples of what it means to be free and to free others. By Rod Owens

Hungry Ghosts and the Work of Peter Matthiessen

Posted by Kristie Welsh | Mar 15, 2016 | Books, Buddhism, In Review, Winter/Spring 2016

Peter Matthiesen’s last novel, In Paradise, and earlier works explore Buddhist practice, human atrocity, and social engagement. By Ingrid Norton

Chaplaincy on the Bodhisattva Path

Posted by Kristie Welsh | Mar 15, 2016 | Buddhism, Dialogue, Ministry/Chaplaincy, Winter/Spring 2016

Chaplaincy based on the Bodhisattva vow stresses the kind of wisdom that can only be gained through the bodily practice of precepts and the correct understanding of Buddhist scriptures. By Ven. Myeongbeop Sunim

Mantra Chanting Heals and Connects

Posted by Kristie Welsh | Mar 15, 2016 | Buddhism, Dialogue, Winter/Spring 2016

The many benefits of chanting mantras include healing the body, protecting the mind, and connecting the chanter with the divine. By Annemarie Mal

Month: March 2016

Mistaking a Stick for a Snake

‘Woman Hold My Hand’

Hungry Ghosts and the Work of Peter Matthiessen

Chaplaincy on the Bodhisattva Path

Mantra Chanting Heals and Connects