Many activists have learned exactly the lesson you mention. Andrew Harvey has written about this issue in illuminating ways in book like The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism and Radical Regeneration. Among Buddhist social philosophers I have learned much from David Loy, including his Ecodharma.
Thanks for reading Bill. I haven't read those two, but I guess there are different paths to the same conclusion. Given the despair I find out there, I think we can all use reminders.
Yes, centering meditation, practiced every day, brings us back to ourselves. We can't change the whole world, but we can bring beauty to our space, which, hopefully, starts to change the larger world.
Many activists have learned exactly the lesson you mention. Andrew Harvey has written about this issue in illuminating ways in book like The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism and Radical Regeneration. Among Buddhist social philosophers I have learned much from David Loy, including his Ecodharma.
Thanks for reading Bill. I haven't read those two, but I guess there are different paths to the same conclusion. Given the despair I find out there, I think we can all use reminders.
Good article. Good food for thought.
Thanks Mary Jo!
Yes, centering meditation, practiced every day, brings us back to ourselves. We can't change the whole world, but we can bring beauty to our space, which, hopefully, starts to change the larger world.