Block, Build, Be: Buddhist Peace Fellowship On Spiritual Activism

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, we speak with Buddhist Peace Fellowship co-director Dawn Haney about spiritual activism, interconnectedness, suffering, impermanence, non-attachment, and how to move off of our cushions and into action at a time when deep compassion and powerful change are needed more than ever before. Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/About Our Guest:Dawn Haney is the co-director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, which was founded in 1978 to serve as a catalyst for socially engaged Buddhism. Their purpose is to help beings liberate themselves from the suffering that manifests in individuals, relationships, institutions, and social systems. BPF’s programs, publications, and practice groups link Buddhist teachings of wisdom and compassion with progressive social change.Related Links:Buddhist Peace Fellowshiphttp://www.bpf.org/Thich Nhat Hanh and Engaged Buddhismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engaged_BuddhismThich Nhat Hanh's 14 Precepts of Engaged Buddhismhttp://www.lionsroar.com/the-fourteen-precepts-of-engaged-buddhism/Joanna Macy and The Great Turninghttp://www.joannamacy.net/Billionaire Buddha by Rivera Sunhttp://www.riverasun.com/billionaire-buddha/Nonviolence vs. Nazis: Five Lessons for Dealing with Trumphttp://www.riverasun.com/nonviolence-vs-nazis-five-lessons-to-trounce-trump/(This essay was originally written during the primaries. It remains highly relevant.)Music by: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radio www.dianepatterson.orgAbout Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit: https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timelineRivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance. http://www.riverasun.com/