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Jun 2024
55m 21s

Beloved Community

TARA BRACH
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Martin Luther King's term, "Beloved Community," points to our potential for living together with love, justice and respect. This talk explores the often hidden expressions of racism that fuel separation and violence, and pathways toward healing and freeing our collective hearts.

NOTE: At the same time as the tragic killings in Charleston, SC, Tara's Wednesday night class was reflecting on racism and the aspiration for Beloved Community. "May we awaken our hearts from the prison of separation; may we seek to end the daily violence, injustice and oppression faced by African Americans."

Transcript available here: "Beloved Community" – talk by Tara Brach

 

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