Reflections of a Jewish Buddhist By Peter Aronson Posted on October 8, 2018 #Interdisciplinary#Traditions In The Jew in the Lotus, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi says he would like to make a request to His Holiness the Dalai Lama: "Give me a Dharma talk addressed to Jews." To me, it seemed he was saying, "Give me something of your belief system that speaks to me — that works for me." Judaism speaks to Reb Zalman, of course, but he wanted to expand his outlook. In my case, although I grew up Jewish, I didn't always grasp the real meaning of the familiar traditions. But after I began to study and practice Buddhism, I came to understand in a new way the Jewish rituals I had learned as a child. Buddhism and Judaism share a bounty of common practices. They both emphasize acti This is Member-Only Content To access, click here to activate a Digital Subscription with a 2-Week Free Trial (no credit card required). Learn more Read more like this #Interdisciplinary #Spirituality Feminism and Spiritual Citizenship “What does spiritual citizenship look like through a feminist lens?” By Alka Arora #Research #Traditions Yoga Museology: Spiritual Citizenship from Our Galleries to Our Streets The article asserts dismantling systemic racism means, “go[ing] beyond token gestures of diversity and inclusion and arriv[ing] at a fundamental rethinking of the role of museums.” By Christopher Rzigalinski #Practice #Traditions Can “Contemplative Practices” Lessen Hatred in Social and Political Activism in the U.S.? The form it takes in most societies has been relatively predictable because people within them learn to live by and function within social norms and customs mean… By Ramdas Lamb #Interdisciplinary #Psychology Psychedelic Citizens: Does the Inner Voyage Serve the World? ….and experimentation with psychedelics is becoming increasingly mainstream, and considered in a positive and hopeful light. By Patricia Tillman