From a weekend workshop on Engaged Buddhism held at BCBS on ]une 1, 1997 Finding a Path My path to the field of social change began early and has progressed steadily over time. In early years I completed a masters degree in social justice and human rights, working in New York in the anti-war and civil rights movements, having my first taste of intercommunal relations that would later become my life work. After some years, I became aware of my very limited and incomplete understanding. I … [Read more...]
Paula Green
A Beautiful Paradox
Paula, I know you would not describe yourself as a dharma teacher, and yet you have deep connections to IMS, don’t you? Yes, I do have a long and significant history with IMS. I would say I am a teacher and practitioner of peacebuilding, who has been deeply inspired by the dharma for about 20 years. I was a psychotherapist at the time I began sitting, drawn to meditation to understand my inner life at a deeper level than I had access to through psychotherapy. I became involved in the … [Read more...]
