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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To change the world, says Jan Willis, we need hope. And hope grows from nonviolent actions, no matter how small.
Jan Willis at the Centro Budista Ganden Shedrub Ling, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The introduction to this talk is in Spanish. Jan Willis speaks in English.
How can we connect our personal spiritual journeys with the larger course of our shared human experience? How do we compassionately and wisely navigate belonging and exclusion in our own hearts? And how can we embrace diverse identities and experiences within our spiritual communities, building...
“If one of us cannot breathe, none of us can breathe,” writes Buddhist scholar Jan Willis in this poignant essay.
In this talk, Professor Jan Willis will discuss how to apply the traditional Buddhist teachings on bodhichitta to life in our modern world. What does it mean to be a bodhisattva today? – Buddha was an activist the day he stood up and started to give teachings, says Professor Willis.
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.
Dr. Jan Willis takes questions about working with afflictions, extending love to all beings, and the importance and kindness of the spiritual mentor.
Dr. Jan Willis delves into wisdom, exploring the concept of 'anatman', The Heart Sutra, and various similes that are used to bring us closer to understanding the true nature of reality.
Jan Willis was among the first Westerners to encounter exiled Tibetan teachers abroad in the late sixties, instantly finding her spiritual and academic home.
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