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Sunday Sangha – 19th April 2026

This session is led by David Loy.

Start Time: 11 am PDT (LA) / 2 pm EDT (NY) / 7 pm BST (London) / 8 pm CEST (Paris). 90-minute live session.

This week’s theme: The Nonduality of Good and Evil? Buddhist Reflections on War

Ukraine…Gaza…Iran… Can Buddhist teachings help us understand and respond to these modern conflicts?

Quotation:

If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere, insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? — Alexander Solzhenitsyn

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David Loy

David Robert Loy is a professor, writer, and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism.

He is a prolific author, whose essays and books have been translated into many languages. His articles appear regularly in the pages of major journals such as Tikkun and Buddhist magazines including Tricycle, Lion’s Roar, and Buddhadharma, as well as in a variety of scholarly journals. He is on the advisory boards of Buddhist Global Relief, the Clear View Project, Zen Peacemakers, and the Ernest Becker Foundation. 

Loy is a retired professor of Buddhist and comparative philosophy. He lectures nationally and internationally on various topics, focusing primarily on the encounter between Buddhism and modernity: what each can learn from the other. He is especially concerned about social and ecological issues. Presently he is offering talks and workshops on Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis, his latest book published in 2019. He also leads meditation retreats. 

David is one of the founding members of the new Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center, near Boulder, Colorado.

Click here to learn more about David Loy.

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