The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy (BCD) aims to bring together a broad range of Buddhist practitioners from many lineages and with varied political perspectives to participate in the movement to resist the ongoing destruction of democratic norms and our rights by an increasingly authoritarian Trump administration.
Excellent article! I like how it puts what we do into a larger perspective: the limitations of Buddhism as well as what it brings to the table.
A comment: There is something implicit in the article that I would like to make more explicit. That Buddhism translates philosophy into practice, so that philosophy is not separate from what we do (or try to do).
I like this organization (BCD) because there is a lot of thoughtfulness built into what we do. But, maybe, we have room for doing more. Making this part of our collective practice. I like the notion that, together, we are building the collective practice of BCD as a Buddhist-informed response to the current political situation.
Excellent article! I like how it puts what we do into a larger perspective: the limitations of Buddhism as well as what it brings to the table.
A comment: There is something implicit in the article that I would like to make more explicit. That Buddhism translates philosophy into practice, so that philosophy is not separate from what we do (or try to do).
I like this organization (BCD) because there is a lot of thoughtfulness built into what we do. But, maybe, we have room for doing more. Making this part of our collective practice. I like the notion that, together, we are building the collective practice of BCD as a Buddhist-informed response to the current political situation.