by MaryStancavage | Nov 29, 2020 | Dharma, Greed, Hatred, Ignorance, Social Justice, Undefended Dharma
I’m heartbroken by the devastation COVID-19 has wrought on our country I’m heartbroken by the number of people experiencing food insecurity I’m heartbroken by the number of people experiencing economic insecurity I’m heartbroken by the idea that our government is not...
by MaryStancavage | Sep 2, 2020 | Dharma, Greed, Hatred, Ignorance, Social Justice, Undefended Dharma
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about extrajudicial executions. Wikipedia says, “An extrajudicial killing (also known as extrajudicial execution) is the killing of a person by governmental authorities or individuals without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or...
by MaryStancavage | Sep 4, 2019 | Dharma, Greed, Hatred, Ignorance, Social Justice, Undefended Dharma
How do you live with an undefended heart in this day and age? I get this question all the time. How is it possible when there is so much hatred and violence coming at us on a daily basis? Does it make sense? Why would you consider it? I’ve just come back from...
by MaryStancavage | Mar 25, 2019 | Dharma, Greed, Hatred, Ignorance, Intention, Social Justice, Undefended Dharma
I’ve been sitting on this blog for a week or so not knowing how or where to begin or where to go. But I’ll take a cue from my dharma talks last week and reflect on how to hold the killings in Christchurch and the ubiquity of white supremacy, Islamophobia, racism,...
by MaryStancavage | Dec 17, 2018 | Dharma, Social Justice
A couple of weeks ago I was in a meeting with clergy and others who work for social justice. We were asked to reflect on how our faith supports us as we work to right injustice where we see it. I loved the question because it’s something I’ve thought about a lot over...
by MaryStancavage | Nov 23, 2018 | Dharma, Social Justice, Three Defilements
I was in London a few weeks ago and was taken aback by all the people who were wearing poppies on their lapels. It’s been a fading tradition in the States to wear them on Veteran’s Day in November which is why I was so surprised by their prevalence. But then I...
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