We say these weeks of Advent, in which we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, are a time to renew hope. But what do we mean by hope? In the everyday sense of the word, hope is often linked to optimism, a positive anticipation of the future. Hope in this ordinary sense typically has…
Gregory Sharkey SJ
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Reverend Professor Gregory Sharkey SJ, FRAS, is a Jesuit scholar and an expert in Himalayan religions and languages. He serves as Professor at the Kathmandu University Centre for Buddhist Studies and as Resident Director and Research Professor for the Boston College Nepal Programme. He also directs the Desideri House Centre for Interreligious Learning and Dialogue and acts as Counselor for Buddhist issues for the SJ Secretariat for the Service of Faith. He holds a DPhil and MPhil from Oxford, alongside degrees in theology and ministry.
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Gregory Sharkey SJ
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In difficult times, especially times of the pandemic, how do we find a balance between “carelessness and craziness”? Fr. Sharkey explores the three Buddhist principles of truth (seeing things as they truly are), mindfulness, compassion, and acceptance.
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Gregory Sharkey SJ
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In Buddhism seeing reality clearly, without the distortions of adverse emotions or selfish concerns, becomes a way of being that opens up the possibility of habitual ‘right action’.
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