Sharing a Dharma Response to Gaza

We are aching with the wound to our common humanity that is that ongoing horror in Gaza. Here is a collection of Buddhist teachings, responses and heartfelt letters shared among the dharma community over the past few months.

There is a range of views and responses collected here. Our hope is that you find what resonates with you, echoes your own heart’s response, and brings you some solace in knowing you are not alone in your outrage, heartbreak and grief.

If you would like to attend a collective grief and/or prayer ceremony, please email the dharma center at Info@bozemandharmacenter.org. We are currently assessing how best to meet this need.

Link to the Collection

Resources from Tara Brach

“Friends, the only hope for a more peaceful, loving world is for us to open our hearts to all who are suffering, to value and cherish all life. From that inclusive and compassionate presence, we will naturally seek to relieve suffering. It is our caring, not fear or anger, that can guide us in expressing our inner spirit with wise action. And act we must. We belong to this world, and we impact others with our silence or words, our passivity or activity.”

What is Love Asking from Us: Reflections on Gaza, the West Bank and Israel

What is the Path to Peace? A conversation with Tara Brach and Assaf Katz