Abstract This chapter chronicles a personal journey of transforming suffering (dukkha) into healing through the application of Buddhist-informed contemplative practice and pedagogical engagement. Following a period of the author’s personal hardship, this narrative explores how Buddhist teachings—particularly those of Thich Nhat Hanh on mindfulness and loving-kindness—became instrumental in his...
Research SquareJanuary 10, 2024Gaston Bacquet Quiroga
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Abstract Violence in any of its manifestations is the practice of dehumanizing another. By perpetrating violent acts on another, we diminish their value and take away their dignity. The underlying philosophy of nonviolence, on the other hand, informed as it is by traditions that have historically influenced each other from Hinduism to Western secular movements, is fueled by this understanding...