Buddhist generosity: Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center in California raises over...
I am sometimes happily reminded that Buddhism in the West or the world isn’t just quiet private practices punctuated by occasional scandals. It’s worth being cognizant of the idea, propagated by...
View Articlepause, breathe, smile: awakening mindfulness when meditation is not enough, a...
Some time in the winter of 2017, Gary Gach reached out to a number of friends and colleagues about reviewing his -then in rough draft- forthcoming book. By mid-spring I replied that I would be very...
View ArticleThe ongoing importance of Engaging with Buddhism
Nearly every week I encounter the idea that Buddhism should somehow be kept ‘pure’ and separate from our ordinary, mundane lives. For many, it seems, Buddhism must exist in an ethereal realm apart from...
View ArticleIntersections between Buddhism, Health, and Diversity in an American City
A guest post by Pierce Salguero Lately, the topic of diversity in American Buddhism has been much discussed in the pages of leading online Buddhist publications, including Buddhadharma, Lion’s Roar,...
View ArticleDoug’s Secular Dharma to offer online courses in Buddhism
Those who know me know that my first love in terms of Buddhism is philosophy. That led me in the (dharma) door, so to speak, where I learned meditation, which has kept me hooked for the last 19...
View ArticleBhikkhu Bodhi addresses the Climate Crisis at the UN (Video)
Watch below as Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi addresses the UN on the climate crisis. According to scientists, we have only a matter of years to prevent widespread ecological collapse, and every day new reports...
View ArticleSecular vs Religious, Buddhism vs Mindfulness, and a Christmas Tree
As a student of philosophy I was deeply enamored with discussions around semantics, or meaning (or conceptual designation). And as I moved to history, I have grown in awe regarding the shifts that...
View ArticleShambhala Buddhist Community Faces New Allegations in Chapman Student...
In a video that should be seen by university students and professors across the country, Chapman University students shed light on the continuing allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct within the...
View ArticleA Festival of Radical Awakening: Socially Engaged Buddhism Today
I am thrilled to be taking part in this online conference, taking place from July 24-26. I will be drawing from research I have done over the last year and a half on Buddhist economics, drawing from my...
View ArticleFor Pride Month: Our 2015 Interview with La Sarmiento on Intersections of...
This year we mark Pride Month with a re-run of an article first published in 2015. Enjoy. Along the way, a wonderful collection of works by trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary practitioners of Buddhism...
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