Speaker: Gretchen Holland. The crises facing us in this moment--the COVID 19 pandemic, racial violence, natural disasters, and widespread fear and anger--call upon us to reflect on how to respond as individuals and Buddhist practitioners dedicated to benefiting all beings. Using Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye' s prayer as guidance and support, we can extend our care by accepting responsibility for the history of oppression in which we all share by listening and educating ourselves about this history, and by recognizing the power of generating tsewa and offering prayers to the world.