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The Power and Purpose of Human Intention in BuddhismGood intentions offer the possibility of liberation in BuddhismBuddhism
Female Power in the HimalayasGoddesses, bodhisattvas, and dakinis are prominent in Hindu and Buddhist artHinduismFemale PowerBuddhism
Buddhist Faith and Political PowerArt offers insights into this complex relationshipScholarly PerspectivesBuddhism
Waking Up to Power Is a Spiritual PracticeHow meditation and activism can work together to quiet the mind in a loud, troubled worldBuddhist PerspectivesActivismMagazine
Alien-Nation: And the Voice of Shahidul AlamThe Bangladeshi photographer and activist risks his freedom for protestActivismPhotographyContemporary Art FormsMagazine
This Is Your Brain on PowerAccording to neuroscientist Sukhvinder Obhi, power is neither good nor bad—it's all in the way you use itInterviewsScienceMindfulnessMagazine
Art and Acts of Resistance in Clapping with StonesChallenging traditional power structures through poetic, subversive artistic gesturesContemporary Art FormsActivismMagazine
POWER OBJECT: LISA ROSSContemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and foundCreative WritingContemporary Art FormsPersonal PerspectivesMagazine
POWER OBJECT: E. V. DAYContemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and foundPersonal PerspectivesCreative WritingContemporary Art FormsMagazine
POWER OBJECT: BEN VENOMContemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and foundPersonal PerspectivesContemporary Art FormsMagazine
POWER OBJECT: KEMBRA PFAHLERContemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and foundPersonal PerspectivesContemporary Art FormsMagazine
POWER OBJECT: JACK WATERSContemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and foundPersonal PerspectivesContemporary Art FormsMagazine
POWER OBJECT: SANFORD BIGGERSContemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and foundPersonal PerspectivesCreative WritingContemporary Art FormsMagazine
POWER OBJECT: MARINA ABRAMOVIĆContemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and foundPersonal PerspectivesCreative WritingContemporary Art FormsMagazine
A Light in the DarknessHow solar power is saving the lives of mothers and newborns in Africa and Asia and being delivered to disaster zones around the worldEnvironmentActivismMagazine
Empowerments: Awakening the Buddha WithinRitual ceremonies guide us on the path to enlightenmentBuddhist PerspectivesBuddhismMagazine
Advice from a Mindfulness TeacherUseful tips for diffusing family power strugglesMindfulnessRelationshipsMagazine
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