The Impact of Compassion and Social Justice

Roshi Joan Halifax is an abbot at the Upaya Zen Center is Santa Fe.  She's also a peace worker, an activist, an author, and a personal inspiration.  Her book "Standing At The Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear And Courage Meet" is an exploration of the way that states like altruism, empathy, integrity, respect, and engagement can actually transform into violence and selfishness if we aren't careful and precise.