The Buddha taught a path of woke up dwelling, however how does that manifest in at this time’s world of fixed connectivity and widespread struggling?
How will we hold our hearts open with out being outlined or hardened by the ache that surrounds us, whether or not private, collective, or historic? How will we navigate the paradox of holding each ache and pleasure, with out mistaking struggling for punishment or private failure? Can we infuse our compassion with knowledge and perspective to seek out the company to take significant motion in our communities? In her new sequence, Engaged Compassion, Sharon delves into these questions and extra, participating in candid conversations with a various group of academics, activists, and changemakers.
For the eighth episode within the sequence, Sharon speaks with Rev. Paul Raushenbush. That is his first look on the Metta Hour Podcast. Rev. Raushenbush is President and CEO of Interfaith Alliance. An ordained Baptist minister, Rev. Raushenbush is a longtime interfaith chief and famend advocate for civil rights and non secular freedom. Rev. Raushenbush has printed two books and contributed essays to a number of volumes on religion in public life. He additionally hosts the weekly podcast and radio present “The State of Perception,” in partnership with Faith Information Service.
On this dialog, Sharon and Paul talk about:
• How Rev. Raushenbush got here to service
• The Social Gospel
• Rev. Raushenbush’s interfaith household
• How non secular apply can gas activism
• Insisting on pleasure in moments of nice sorrow
• Embodying the long run we hope for now
• Rev. Raushenbush’s POV that we’re all neighbors
• Determining the way to assist
• What impressed this Engaged Compassion sequence
• How artwork may be resistance
• The place Rev. Raushenbush turns for inspiration
• The work of Interfaith Alliance
• The probabilities of lovingkindness
• Rev. Raushenbush’s husband’s new guide, “Good Morning Moon”
Further Sources
The episode closes with a mirrored image from Rev. Raushenbush. Be taught extra about Rev. Raushenbush’s work proper right here. Be taught extra about Interfaith Alliance proper right here, together with its many native chapters.
