In the wake of the events of September 11, a number of Buddhist teachers and practitioners have offered thoughts and prayers for guidance during this time.

 

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Teacher Responses to the Tragedy of September 11, 2001

Buddhist Peace Fellowship: Statement
Buddhist Peace Fellowship: Statement (en Español; Spanish translation)
Joanna Macy: Letter
Christopher Titmuss: Ways Toward Change
Claude Anshin Thomas: Violence is Never a Solution
Robert Joshin Althouse: A Time for Heroes
Norman Fischer and Sojun Mel Weitsman: Memorial Eko, September 2001
His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Letter to President Bush
Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh: Cultivating Compassion to Respond to Violence: The Way of Peace
Joan Halifax Roshi: Letter
David Loy: A New Holy War Against Evil? A Buddhist Response
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Prayers
Lama Surya Das: Disarming the Heart