Your purpose is to be yourself. You don't have to run anywhere to become someone else. You are wonderful just as you are.

In coordination with today's release of A Cloud Never Dies, a film about Thich Nhat Hanh's lifelong commitment to non-violence, his community has issued a letter calling for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine: plumvillage.org/articles/an-op…

There is no winner in war. The only way to end the suffering is to stop.

Personally, I hate the word privilege. It's usually employed by liberals to divorce all conversations about race and gender from a class analysis. Imperialism is a system of class rule and if you arnt talking about power then you arnt saying anything.

DC will lead the nation in protecting the right to an abortion. I am proud to support this legislation from Brianne K. Nadeau. washingtoninformer.com/council-bill-w…

Tonight, 5:30PM MT: Hoshi Kigaku Noah Roen: "Confessions of a Zen Multitasker" youtube.com/user/upayazenc…

The utter horror and the utter predictability of white supremacy. May God have mercy on the family and friends of those killed and those who survived. #BuffaloMassShooting

The shootings in Buffalo are horrific. Their apparent motivation makes it even more so. Hate can have no home in this country, and thoughts and prayers will not be enough.

It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isn’t just insanity—it’s inhumanity.

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Call To Action: Join us 5pm Today around the Supreme Court abortion rights decision announcement as we demand abortion sanctuary, body freedom, and Black liberation. #blackbodiesforblackpower #bansoffourbodies #abortion #abortionrights #abortionishealthcare #abortionisfreedom

Awesome piece of fiction by our own Z. Hanna Mahon! Guernica: We’re Gonna Get Through This Together guernicamag.com/were-gonna-get… via Guernica Magazine

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Dear Beloved Community, In response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, ARISE Sangha shares these reflections and an invitation. arisesangha.org/interbeing-and…

Am so grateful that the Upaya Tree Fund is a happening thing. We are almost there. My 80th celebrated with trees is the best. Please make a donation and the campaign is done! Your gift will give refuge to many for generations to come. Join us! upaya.org/giving/giving-…

Buddhism is not apolitical! upaya.org/2022/09/video-…

Join us Sunday for a multi-faith silent meditative peace walk to the U.S. Capitol. openingheartmindfulness.org/events/peacewa…