17 - Being Buddhist in Washington

‪@BuddhismTalks‬ In this episode I talk to Joe Parks, an SGI Buddhist in Washington DC, about waking up with armoured cars in your city. We discuss how the greatest evils can provoke good, how societal events can be a stimulus for creating positive transformation, particularly when based on human centred philosophy. We discuss topics such as:

• How the stress of the current challenges can deepen our sense of what it means to be human
• The value of actions in community and the inspiration of youth
• The value of deepening our sense of identity beyond race and gender to our eternal identity as Bodhisattvas of the Earth, who appear to create value during the most difficult of times
• The horizon of 2030 and the crucial nature of these next 5 years
• The importance of chanting in a vibrant, 'youthful' way

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