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Practicing Non-Harm: How a Buddhist Practice Can Help Fight Injustice
By Kyla Marshell — 2020
JoAnna Hardy, Co-Founder of the Meditation Coalition in Los Angeles, talks about bringing wisdom and compassion into the fight for racial equality.
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