Excerpt | Spiritual Activism, Together 

Image | Holding action, Occupy Boston; Nick is sitting in the center.

by Nicholas Joyce, Spring | Summer 2017

When I say ‘activism,’ it almost certainly brings a particular picture to mind. Perhaps it’s people peacefully assembled with picket signs; maybe it’s masked members of a protest movement throwing rocks at cops; or maybe it’s making a monthly donation to an organization that does wonderful work. How many of you think of a monk meditating on a mountaintop? How about a group of people engaged in collective inquiry to uncover hidden or limiting beliefs?