Martin Luther King

On Identity Politics (Martin Luther King Day, 2023)

This Martin Luther King Day, I decided to adapt something I wrote as part of a longer piece on racism.…

January 16, 2023

The benefits of making things hard for ourselves

I find that a lot of the time, when people are cultivating kindness or compassion for a person they find…

October 9, 2020

Get out of the war

What are you fighting? By “war” I mean here a mindset, not combat between nations with tanks and bombs. The…

July 15, 2013

Martin Luther King and Thich Nhat Hanh

On the occasion of Martin Luther King Day, it's worth reading the letter he wrote to the Nobel Peace Prize…

January 16, 2012

The path of nonviolence: six principles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sunada drew my attention to this detailed exposition by Dr. King on the principles and practice of nonviolence. I thought…

November 15, 2011

Secular prayer flags

A few days ago I gave a talk at a high school about 40 minutes from my house. Some of…

October 27, 2011

“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” Martin Luther King Jr.

King intended these words as a comment on the Vietnam War specifically, and on war generally, but when I hear…

January 17, 2011

Group takes to couch for meditation

Binghamton University Pipe Dream The New University Union was the site for a group of students surrounding a saffron sofa…

February 4, 2010

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase…”

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step," said…

August 31, 2009

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time.”

"Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome…

June 21, 2007