Category: Dharma & Society
Forum: San Francisco Zen Center at Fifty
Members of the San Francisco Zen Center, in its fiftieth year, join a forum on how it approaches issues important to those practicing Buddhism in the west.
Read and sign this open letter from the Buddhist community regarding Islamophobia
A group of Buddhists has issued this open letter expressing their concerns about Islamophobia from governments and the Buddhist community.
Zen Buddhist Temple in Pennsylvania Endangered by Natural Gas Fracking: An open letter to the American Buddhist community
Twelve prominent Buddhist teachers write an open letter to the American Buddhist community to stand and protect the Mount Equity Zendo.
The passing of Tibetan Buddhist master Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
The Tibetan Buddhist master and onetime abbot of Thrangu Monastery, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, died suddenly this morning.
First Taiwanese Buddhist gay marriage to take place in August
The Huffington Post reports on Taiwan's first Buddhist gay marriage, which is set to take place next month in Taipei.
From The Under 35 Project: “Occupy Sravasti: How Buddhism Inspired Me to Occupy”
Joshua Eaton highlights that compassion can manifest in a variety of ways, either through kindness or in a more cutting, revolutionary way.
Bringing Wise Mind to “Mine-golia”
A new post from the Lion's Roar “Earth Dharma” blogger Jill S. Schneiderman about mining practices in Mongolia.
Inside Film: Johanna Demetrakas, Crazy Wisdom
Buddhadharma sits down with Johanna Demetrakas to discuss her latest film, Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama comments on the death of Adam Yauch
Adam had helped us raise awareness of the plight of the Tibetan people and he will be remembered by His Holiness and the Tibetan people.
Video: An update on “Reactor,” a film about life after Japan’s nuclear disaster
Activist and Buddhist/yoga teacher Michael Stone crowdfunded a short film called Reactor, about Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Occupy: Bringing mindfulness and activism together
The Occupy Wall Street movement is holding protests and strikes today to commemorate International Workers' Day.
The Buddhist’s Vonnegut?
Greg Sumner reflects on the Buddhist themes in Kurt Vonnegut's writings, fixating on his phrase: If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
Walking With Buddha and Christ
Paul F. Knitter reviews "Buddhist and Christian?: An Exploration of Dual Belonging", by Rose Drew.
The Wanderer
He was a bestselling author and rising star of the Buddhist world, but one day Mingyur Rinpoche just walked out and left it all behind. Andrea Miller reports on a modern lama braving the ancient path of the wandering yogi.
Falling in Love with “Other” Earth
A new "Earth Dharma" column by Jill S. Schneiderman, who urges us to love the earth with support from Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings.
I Vow to Be Political: Buddhism, Social Change, and Skillful Means
Many Buddhists feel political and social engagement is an integral part of their practice. A forum on skillful strategies to benefit society.
Vreeland photo exhibit to aid monastery reconstruction efforts
Photographer Nicholas Vreeland is donating the proceeds of his latest exhibition to help reconstruct a 14th century Tibetan monastery.
Kamadhatu: A Modern Sutra
A reclusive Zen priest. A beautiful American academic. Illusion falls away and original mind is revealed. A short story by Charles Johnson.
The Road to Diversity
Our panel looks at the problem of “whiteness’ in American Buddhism and what can be done—and in some cases is being done—to make it more diverse.