tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post6010045509810531558..comments2023-12-08T01:00:57.240-08:00Comments on My Buddha is pink: Oh, I get it – you think I’m whiteRichard Harroldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02943119066949899198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-37833256585699401592010-03-29T14:34:53.912-07:002010-03-29T14:34:53.912-07:00I wrote a lot about race and identification on my ...I wrote a lot about race and identification on my blog...especially towards the end of 2009 when I was taking my African American Studies class...We spoke a lot about race and identity. I always felt out of place because I have very little information about my past or where I "come" from.Kamalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454513145657849214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-178018910872496382010-03-29T03:56:23.395-07:002010-03-29T03:56:23.395-07:00Thanks. I believe you raise an important point. I ...Thanks. I believe you raise an important point. I think some misunderstand the idea of coming to the present moment, and when they find it they merely dwell in it. But the point of focusing ourselves in the present moment is so that we can see things how they really are and develop the wisdom to act skillfully. It's not a retreat, but rather a strategy for skillful engagement.Richard Harroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943119066949899198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-22405232814714476422010-03-27T10:47:27.784-07:002010-03-27T10:47:27.784-07:00I dig it. I think those 'feeling out of place&...I dig it. I think those 'feeling out of place' moments are key to understanding what life too often feels like for people of color; in fact it can become more than just moments, a pervasive and chronic feeling of not being at home. Yes as practitioners we are to go beyond this, to come home to the breath and present moment. But we also have a responsibility I think to help others come home - and that means pushing for change in the system(s) that make too many people feel 'not at home' for a majority of their lives.Buddhist_philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246929532585980356noreply@blogger.com