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What's the Use of Suffering

By Reginald A. Ray — 2001

The biggest mistake we can make, according to the Buddha, is to discount or minimize our suffering. Why? Because it is the fiery gate through which we must pass to engage the spiritual path.

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The Disguises We Wear Every Day

Hiding your feelings can be freeing. But eventually you have to take off the mask.

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Arthur C. Brooks
2021
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Pushing Past Tokenism

La Sarmiento has been a leader of American LGBTQ and people-of-color Buddhist communities for close to a decade. I caught up with the trans, queer Filipino teacher before a silent retreat to discuss the dynamics of race and gender in a world that is typically White, cisgender and straight.

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Miriam Zoila Pérez
2016
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Turning to Face the Dark: A Conversation Between Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger and Parker Palmer

n May of 2019, Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger sat down with educator and writer Parker J. Palmer for an unscripted conversation. What emerged was a wide-ranging contemplative dialogue on suffering, healing, and joy.

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Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger and Parker Palmer
2019
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