The Buddhist Perspective on Racism
Buddhist Solutions for Life's Problems
English - July 30, 2020 16:36 - 1 hour - 62 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsBuddhism Religion & Spirituality Health & Fitness buddhism self-help self-care Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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At its root, racism is born of a very human tendency that exists in all of us to discriminate against others, often out of fear. Combined with power, this discrimination becomes institutionalized and we see it in virtually every social system in America—economic, health, education, policing and so on. Buddhism directly addresses the root of this problem and many more.
In this episode we speak with Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., dean of the Martin Luther King International Chapel at Morehouse College, as well as a number of Black Buddhists and other members in the SGI community about how they are using their practice to grapple with and speak out against racism in their own unique ways.