Radical Buddhism: Claiming Asian America's Revolutionary Vision
Trailer: Can Buddhism change not just our minds, but our society?
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<p>When most people think of Buddhism, they think of a peaceful escape from the world. Yet the Buddha was a radical who taught us how to change not only our minds, but our societies.</p><p>When most people think of Asian America, they see a silent and apolitical minority. But at the roots of Asian America, we find a political movement grounded in faith, solidarity, and organizing.</p><p>This is <em>Radical Buddhism</em>, where Ryan Lee Wong, author and former Zen monastic, talks to Asian American Buddhist leaders about the relationship between inner change and social change, faith and politics. Together, they’ll explore how the Buddha’s teachings of 2,500 years offer us the rituals, insights, and skills to build a more compassionate society.</p><p>Radical Buddhism is a production of <a href="axismundi.us/"; rel="nofollow">Axis Mundi Media</a>, made possible by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, which seeks to deepen public knowledge of religion. Andrew Gill is the producer, with original music by Scott Okamoto and cover art by Eric Zwierzynski. The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies is our fiscal sponsor.</p>
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[SPEAKER_03]: When most people think of Buddhism, they think of a peaceful escape from the world. [SPEAKER_03]: Yet the Buddha was a radical, who taught us how to change not only our minds, but our societies. [SPEAKER_03]: When most people think of Asian America, they see a silent and apolitical minority.
[SPEAKER_03]: But it was Asian migrants who brought Buddhism to America, applying those teachings to their struggles for dignity and freedom. [SPEAKER_03]: This is Radical Buddhism, claiming Asian America's revolutionary vision. [SPEAKER_03]: My name is Ryan Lee Wong, and in this series I look at how my world view was shaped by the Asian American movement of the 1970s.
[SPEAKER_03]: I discuss my family's connection to Buddhism and why I chose to live at a Zen Temple for two years. [SPEAKER_03]: I'll speak with organizers and leaders. [SPEAKER_00]: We need to be together working in solidarity with all the other groups that have common costs. [SPEAKER_03]: About how Buddhist teachings, on suffering, compassion, and wisdom.
[SPEAKER_02]: When you observe your breath, you can maintain some level of control over your mind. [SPEAKER_03]: can help us transform ourselves and our world. [SPEAKER_01]: In Buddhism, the doctrine that there is no such thing as an individual self emerged through Dr. Martin Luther King, we are all caught in an inescapable wood network of neutrality tied into a single garment of destiny.
[SPEAKER_03]: Join me for radical Buddhism, the production of Axis Mindy Media. [UNKNOWN]: You
