MC Owens: Thích Nhất Hạnh's 14 Precepts of Engaged Buddhism
Channel: SF Dharma Collective
Date: 2020-09-22

In response to the American invasion of Vietnam, Buddhist teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh began to promote a form of non-violent protest he called socially engaged Buddhism. Drawing from the inexhaustible stores of Buddhist wisdom concerning ‘right’ and wise action, but also from the peaceful protest movements of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., engaged Buddhist practice is best summarized in Thích Nhất Hạnh’s “Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism." You can follow along with the text here: https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness-practice/the-14-mindfulness-trainings/

In this final edition of the Wise Action class series, MC Owens leads a reading and discussion of these fourteen simple yet profound peace practices created specifically for the complexities of a modern, interconnected world.

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We're living in unprecedented times, where systemic cruelty is coming into bright light and, along with increased awareness, the potential for change. How do we, as practitioners, meet this moment? What does the dharma tell us? What is the balance between our inner work and outer work? Between speech and action? Between individual and communal response?

Join a cadre of our SF Dharma Collective teachers in a new weekly series that meets to consider these questions. Our teachers come from many paths and traditions and each class will have a different focus and flavor, connected by our collectively asking these questions.

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