by Sunada Takagi | Oct 11, 2013 | Personal change, Social change
What an amazing young woman. After being shot in the head by a Taliban member, she has come back fighting. Fighting for the right of Pakistani women to be educated. She is now the youngest person ever nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. And though she didn’t...
by Sunada Takagi | May 17, 2013 | Social change
Richard Davidson and The University of Wisconsin Madison recently hosted conference called “Change Your Mind, Change the World” attended by many heavy-hitters including the Dalai Lama himself. During one session the presenter talked about a research study...
by Sunada Takagi | Apr 6, 2012 | Meditation, Social change
This is a post by Vishvapani, a mindfulness trainer and senior member of my Buddhist order. I’m very much in agreement with his views — that the meeting of these two streams is creating a wonderful synergy that can profoundly benefit both. I, for one, am...
by Sunada Takagi | Feb 14, 2012 | Social change
This is a wonderful interview with Nicholas Kristof, the Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist for the New York Times, who often covered the worst of human suffering — like Darfur. In particular, I appreciated his insight that telling the stories of individual...
by Sunada Takagi | Oct 7, 2011 | Everyday mindfulness, Social change
I was really pleased to hear this story on NPR this morning. It’s about how the participants of the Occupy Wall Street movement are organizing themselves. Everyone gathers together every night at what’s called a General Assembly, where everybody has a say...
by Sunada Takagi | Jun 30, 2011 | Social change
I recently came across two true stories about the amazing power of the human spirit shining through in adversity. I found them both so moving I wanted to share them with you. The first is a full-length documentary that aired on PBS, called Freedom Riders. This tells...
