Tara Brach Love-Based Activism: A Conversation with Tara Brach and Mohsen Mahdawi - Part II
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Mar 26, 2026 Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian refugee, Buddhist practitioner, and activist bridging spiritual practice and advocacy. He discusses how inner awakening can ground fearless activism. He explores separating people from systems, creating safe proximity with love, and using meditation and empathy to resist dehumanization. He describes nonviolent organizing and practical steps for nurturing a love-rooted movement.
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Separate People From Systems
- Separate people from oppressive systems when engaging opponents to avoid dehumanization and allow targeted change.
- Mohsen explains empathy toward individuals while fighting systems prevents blaming people who are manipulated by fear and ignorance.
Body Signals Reveal Love Or Fear
- Love and fear are bodily root states: love expands and connects, fear contracts and separates, shaping responses to conflict.
- Mohsen suggests checking bodily signals to decide if actions come from love or fear before speaking or acting.
Dream Prompted Naming Palestinian Suffering
- Mohsen recounts a vivid dream that urged him to first name Palestinian suffering before pursuing reconciliation.
- He details family displacement, casualties, and Gaza's humanitarian crisis to ground why truth-telling matters.