Upcoming Events

Buddhism, Love, and Politics

When:
November 1, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
2017-11-01T18:00:00-04:00
2017-11-01T18:15:00-04:00
Where:
Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
USA
Cost:
Free

A conversation featuring Sharon Salzberg, angel Kyodo williams, and Robert Wright.

How can we harness meditative practice and the principles of Buddhism to more effectively engage in political arenas ranging from social justice to foreign policy?

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Bios:

Sharon Salzberg, a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, is a New York Times bestselling author whose books include Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness and the recently published Real Love.

angel Kyodo Williams, an ordained Zen priest, is the co-author of Radical Dharma and the author of Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace

Robert Wright, visiting professor of Science and Religion at Union Theological Seminary, is the author of, among other books, The Evolution of God and the recently published Why Buddhism Is True, both New York Times bestsellers.

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