July 19, 2020

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede

The U.S. is faring much worse with the coronavirus than the East Asian and Southeast Asian countries, where people also are much more agreeable to wearing face masks. These differences may be seen in the context of the broad historical contrasts drawn in Richard Nisbett’s The Geography of Thought, which presents cultural-psychological studies showing the preeminent values of harmony and unity in effecting collective achievements.

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