Letters to the Editor
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Do saints cross picket lines?
In Los Angeles, despite pleas from union activists and clergypeople, Amma chose to patronize the Airport Hilton, infamous for its union-busting tactics and opposition to LA's Living Wage law. Other organizations, in respect for the union's wishes, have cancelled events at the Hilton, but Amma declined to do so, saying it wasn't her business to take sides in a local dispute. Hugs are good--and material aid to tzunami survivors is better--but what about social justice?
Something positive that Amma's hugs stand for, I believe, is a reclamation of the body, its needs and vulnerabilities, as a site for spiritual good. What about the bodies of the working poor? Isn't relieving their exhaustion from overwork and making sure that they get healthcare a spiritual imperative?