A calendar of socially engaged Buddhist events happening around the globe... 
A tenet of the faith is to not be paralyzed by emotions but to use them to fight for just causes. 
Last week, I became a war tax resister. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time, and finally this spring my actions aligned with my intentions and I sent the following letter to the Int... 
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi During the years I lived in Sri Lanka, when local people would strike up a conversation with me, they would usually begin by asking what country I’m from. When I told them “A... 
Zen teacher and social justice activist Alan Senauke on some of the issues regarding race and racism within our emerging Western Buddhist communities. 
I’ve been studying on Martin Luther King Jr. for the last decade — reading his sermons and speeches, examining his actions and strategies, and mourning his loss. As much as any person of the 20th Century, he is my dharma teacher. 
Last December, I published a round-up of highlights from the year in socially engaged Buddhism. Here I continue that tradition and take a look back at 2011. As always, I welcome reader comments abo... 
At the Asia-Pacific summit in Indonesia last week, U.S. President Barack Obama said he had spoken with iconic Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who supports increased engagement with Burma/Myanmar. 
This is a story about an amazing man from Cambodia who has a lot to teach us about suffering, and liberation from suffering. 
We have an almost untenable level of violence in our world today. From the wars that are happening all around the world, to the violence against woman, to genocides that are happening right now, to... 
It is passion that moves hearts and minds and makes history. 
Also known as Sri Lanka’s “Little Gandhi,” Dr. Ariyaratne is the founder and president of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, a grassroots movement dedicated to the “sustainable empowerment” of rural Sri Lankans “through self-help and collective support, to non-violence and peace.” |
For the month of July at Turning Wheel Media, help us highlight issues of food justice! Submit your prose, poetry, photographs, interviews, video, audio, and multi-media work by June 15th... 
Some news from the world of socially engaged Buddhism that’s come across my desk this past month... 
Roshi Joan Halifax reflects on the deep meaning of "Right Speech"... 
In the summer of 2006, I officially became a Zen Buddhist and promised to 
What do the precepts of non-killing and non-stealing mean in our world filled with global violence and consumerism? Ajahn Sulak Sivaraksa, Thailand’s 79-year-old leader of socially engaged Buddhism, spoke on this question at a Buddhist Peace Fellowship event on March 24, 2012. This is a video I directed for spoken word artist Mipham. Mipham records albums, runs marathons and just happens to be a Tibetan Buddhist Lama. Check out his... 
Beliefnet interviews the Zen priest on how the principles of Buddhism can benefit the world's pursuit of peace. 
They chanted the Metta Sutta to give voice to the suffering of all beings represented by the suffering of the people of Burma. This would become the Saffron Revolution..... 
Buddhists commemorate the Buddha’s enlightenment on Thursday, Dec. 8. Since Unitarian Universalists celebrate the wisdom of all the world’s religions, I preach about Buddhism at this time. 
Liberation is only possible when things fall apart. Only when we are completely willing to let go of where we are can we grow into something else. 
In your recent Tricycle essay you say that "this whole Buddhist thing" wasn't what you had initially thought it would be—that it isn't all wisdom and compassion... 
Despite protests from Beijing, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will address 900 Buddhist scholars at a conference organized to commemorate the enlightenment of Buddha. Due to India’s refusal to forbid the spiritual leader’s attendance, an upcoming meeting with Chinese diplomats has been canceled. |
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