Ch. 8: Thousands

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Teaching Peace

Brooklyn Peace Center

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Teaching Peace is a podcast from Brooklyn Peace Center exploring the many paths to justice and reconciliation. Hosted by Rev. Dr. Jason Storbakken, the series features conversations with educators, theologians, organizers, artists, and spiritual leaders on the practices and pedagogies of peacebuilding. Alongside longform interviews, the podcast includes shortform series like Dhammapada: A Sacred Path to Liberation and Sister Sister—offering meditations on sacred wisdom, global sisterhood, and liberating practice. To learn more, visit www.brooklynpeace.center

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Ch. 8: Thousands

Teaching Peace

9 minutes 46 seconds

7 months ago

Ch. 8: Thousands

In this episode of Teaching Peace, we reflect on Chapter 8 of the Dhammapada: Thousands (Pali: sahassa)—a powerful teaching on the value of presence over performance, and substance over spectacle.

Gautama Buddha reminds us that a single verse rooted in peace is worth more than a thousand hollow ones. He challenges superficial religiosity and instead calls for a path of deep engagement, compassion, and inner transformation. This chapter critiques the temptation to use religion as a shield—what modern psychology calls spiritual bypassing—and offers a way forward grounded in authenticity and mercy.

Jason Storbakken explores these truths through the lens of his work at The Bowery Mission, where many in recovery wrestle with replacing harmful behaviors with spiritual language that avoids real healing. With echoes of the Hebrew prophet Hosea and Jesus of Nazareth, this episode encourages us to move beyond fear-based religion toward a life of mercy, mindfulness, and meaningful action.

Join us for a timely conversation on words that heal, actions that liberate, and the sacred journey beyond dualities.

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