On July 16, in the middle of a dharma talk in Venice, California—the kind of talk he’s been giving for decades, first across the country and then the world—Buddhist teacher Noah Levine’s mind was on revenge. “I did a sweat lodge last night with a couple friends,” Levine, 47, told the room in response to a question from a participant, one of the several dozens who had gathered to sit in meditation with him and listen to his thoughts on Buddhism. A few dozen more were also tuned in online through a Facebook broadcast. “And I was talking about some deep feelings of betrayal that I’m sitting with right now. One of my friends afterwards who’s known me for a long, long time said, ‘I’m just amazed at your total lack of wanting revenge. I know if I was going through what you’re going through, I would want revenge. You don’t seem to.’” Levine paused and smiled. “I think Buddhism fucked up my wanting revenge,” he said. “I really want happiness more. I’m able to see it as, ‘Okay, maybe this is my own purification.’ I want to take full responsibility. But I don’t want to hurt anybody in response… Read full this story
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