Deep Dharma for a Complex Time
MODERN BUDDHISM is having a moment. These are times of both opportunity and opportunism as meditation and mindfulness have not only become household words, but seem to be trending as the latest cool “lifestyle” with which to experiment.. A millennial friend shared that wearing mala beads, saying that you have a meditation practice, and posting on social media that you’re just back from a retreat are all commonplace occurrences that apparently convey both a meaningful and hip life. Complexity is part of the zeitgeist of Buddhism today.
I hold these complexities both personally and professionally. I’m a woman of
