Five Things I’ve Learned About Compassionate Action
Satya Robyn
19 July 2023
Satya Robyn reflects on her life as an activist and a changing of the seasons to a new focus
How We Perceive and Are Perceived: Memory Map, the Art of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Sarah C. Beasley
12 June 2023
BDG Columnist and artist Sarah C. Beasley meditates on beauty and meaning in the work of a contemporary Native American artist
Our Own Source of Power
Satya Robyn
3 May 2023
On the delicate process of saying no when needed in order to create space for more meaningful pursuits
Activism and Action on the Path of Engaged Buddhism
Krista Nguyen
21 April 2023
A college student in the US examines her relationship with activism and Buddhism, and understanding engaged Buddhism as a form of practice
INEB Celebrates the 90th Birthday of Exemplar of Engaged Buddhism Sulak Sivaraksa
Craig C Lewis
27 March 2023
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) held a celebration to honor the leading light of engaged Buddhism, Prof. Sulak Sivaraksa.
The Buddha’s Teaching: Permission to Be Ourselves
Satya Robyn
2 March 2023
Contemplating the space between Buddhist activism and community building
How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?
Jungto Society
23 February 2023
Taking the Middle Way in our approach to personal and social change
Breaking Free: Doing Nothing and Being Nobody
Ratnadevi
16 February 2023
A meditation on the freedom possible in prison and the way our minds can imprison us even when we believe that we are free
Still Standing: Resistance and Resilience of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation
Sarah C. Beasley
7 February 2023
Leaders in the symbiosis of activism and prayer
Soup and a Broken Heart
Satya Robyn
20 October 2022
A Buddhist reflection on the recent UK “soup protest,” the climate crisis, and the lack of political motivation to make changes needed to keep our planet livable
Buddhist Voices in the Climate Crisis: Earth Words and Watershed Activism
Robertson Work
18 October 2022
A student in the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, Robertson Work applies his wisdom gained through his time at the UN and in academia to the climate crisis
Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Supreme Lama in Russian Republic of Kalmykia, Condemns War
Justin Whitaker
5 October 2022
With his condemnation, the Vajrayana Buddhist becomes the first Russian religious leader to openly oppose the war.