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Jan Willis, PhD, is an American professor of religion and author on Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhist saints’ lives, women and Buddhism, and Buddhism and race. She considers herself both Baptist and Buddhist and has been called a “spiritual innovator.”

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The Dalai Lama: The Lamp for Our Path

Jan Willis reflects on the the Dalai Lama’s life example of compassion, peace, and joyfulness.

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Peace Begins with Peaceful Actions

To change the world, says Jan Willis, we need hope. And hope grows from nonviolent actions, no matter how small.

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How to Be a Bodhisattva

“Even the fleas and the gnats, even the grubs, who hear this text being recited, will one day attain enlightenment.”

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A Genuine Guru: Jan Willis Remembers Lama Yeshe

It was as though he saw right to the bottom of me: I had this low self-esteem and had endured all those put-downs from the racism of the South, but at the same time I wanted to be strong; I wanted to be strong and powerful.

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A Vision of What Could Be

An African American professor of Buddhism looks at race, class, and American dharma.

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Why We Can’t Breathe

“If one of us cannot breathe, none of us can breathe,” writes Buddhist scholar Jan Willis in this poignant essay.

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Scenes from a Spiritual Journey

To heal the deep wounds of racism, Jan Willis turned to Buddhism and is now cited by Time magazine as one of America’s spiritual leaders. David Pesci talked with her about her journey from the crushing injustices of life in the Jim Crow South to the thin air of the shrine called Swayambhu.

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Let’s Foster Today’s Thai Forest Tradition

In the foothills nestled among the many sugarcane fields that blanket the plains of Uthai Thani, Thailand, stands the red roof of Wat Pa Sak Thong’s main temple. There are five resident monks at this monastery, ranging in age from thirty to seventy.

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We Cry Out for Justice

There will only be social justice in America, says Jan Willis, when we see all people as our equals. In this piece from the Lion’s Roar archives, she offers an ancient Buddhist meditation to help us do that.

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The Path We Walk as Women

In the commentary from the Fall 2019 special women’s issue of Buddhadharma, Jan Willis reminds us of the powerful role of women in Buddhism, historically and today.

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