07/18/2024
Just participated in a White House event in Washington, DC. Feeling incredibly privileged to be part of this interfaith conversation with the Second Gentleman and Ambassador Husein, Ambassador on International Religious Freedom and Steve Benjamin, Assistant to our President. As the President of the International Buddhist Association of America, I was proud to represent the Buddhist voice among interfaith leaders from Bahá'í, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Catholicism, Sikhism, Hinduism, and many more.
It was a profound experience to sit together and reflect on how we can work within our communities to combat hate. Although I have rarely encountered hate in my life, I believe, more than ever, that unity and understanding are essential. As the Second Gentleman emphasized repeatedly, coming together in this way is one of the most complete expressions of our humanity.
I'm sitting next to the Director of National Bahai association and we've already started talking about how we can work together!
You can watch this morning's event here:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537180-1/doug-emhoff-holds-interfaith-roundtable
May we have a higher purpose of coming together with all these great wisdom traditions for the benefit of all beings (not radicalizing and hating others but trying our best to heal the divide❤)
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