Thread by @EngagedPureLand

Rev. Gregory Gibbs: "There are two things that anyone must do to be at home in the world. The one thing we must do to have peace in our lives is to change our attitudes toward the world. We must soften our tone, deflate pretentions, set more realistic goals for ourselves."

"The other thing that we must do, in order to be at home in the world, is to act to change the world. We must act to change the world so that it comes to accord more closely with the most positive values and aspirations we have developed as Buddhists."

"At a minimum, we must speak out in defense of the
bullied, oppressed and marginalized. We must oppose
tyrants, tyrannical ideas, and garden variety bullies. We must decry blocks to freedom of all sorts."

"We must, at a minimum, make it clear that we insist:
Stop Asian Hate
Black Lives Matter
Palestinian Lives Matter
LGBTQ Lives Matter"

"Speaking out in these ways against observed forms
of prejudice and violence is a start. If you see unfairness, say something. After saying something, do something. Get into John Lewis’ style of good trouble. Fight the fight that is good but that is also gentle."

"We must do the work of including those who are marginalized. When those who have been excluded are more at home, we can be more at home. Buddhists who have centered their lives upon the Nembutsu want to share our home with all those who need one."

"The Nembutsu, being the active compassion of
the Buddha, will lead us both to humility and to the
heroic project of reshaping the world in the light of the
Dharma."
-Wheel of Dharma, August 2021
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