Embedded in the desire for longevity is the yearning to not part with the people in our lives. As the old Korean proverb says: “A life in a heap of dung is still better than no life at all.”

Today we all have a role to play in the rising tide of collective awakening to racial injustice and systemic inequalities.

According to the various traditions of Buddhism, buddhas have existed in the past and will exist in the future.