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How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

by Ira Sukrungruang, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Toni Bernhard, Larry Yang, Charles R. Johnson, Karen Maezen Miller, Karen Connelly and Shinso Ito| January 19, 2020

How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

A good society is built one citizen at a time. Here are some Buddhist-inspired ways to be a good citizen in these troubled political times.

Opposition Can Come from Love

by Kenley Neufeld| July 23, 2019

Opposition Can Come from Love

On Saturday, dozens of Buddhist priests and teachers joined a protest against the detention of migrant children at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Engaged Parenting as Spiritual Practice

by Leslie Davis| March 25, 2019

Engaged Parenting as Spiritual Practice

For years, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis felt she was too busy being a mother to practice Thich Nhat Hanh’s tradition of “Engaged Buddhism” properly. Eventually, she discovered that parenting itself is a form of Engaged Buddhism.

A Buddhist Chaplain Disrupts Suffering in Rikers Island

by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong| June 6, 2018

A Buddhist Chaplain Disrupts Suffering in Rikers Island

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong profiles Justin von Bujdoss, the first-ever Buddhist chaplain in Rikers Island — America’s most notorious jail.

Why Thai Buddhist activist Sulak Sivaraksa could go to jail over a history lesson

by Matteo Pistono| October 13, 2017

Why Thai Buddhist activist Sulak Sivaraksa could go to jail over a history lesson

Sivaraksa, 85, could face 15 years in prison because he suggested that a 16th-century elephant battle might not have really happened.

The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism

by Thich Nhat Hanh| April 12, 2017

The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism

Thich Nhat Hanh’s fourteen precepts of engaged Buddhism, with introduction by Fred Eppsteiner.

Thich Nhat Hanh to receive Catholic “Peace on Earth” award

by Lion's Roar Staff| October 26, 2015

Thich Nhat Hanh to receive Catholic “Peace on Earth” award
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Thich Nhat Hanh will receive the 2015 Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom award on October 31, the 50th anniversary of the same honor being granted to Dr. King.

Socially Engaged Buddhism at the United Nations

by Matteo Pistono| September 30, 2015

Socially Engaged Buddhism at the United Nations

Socially engaged Buddhist, Sulak Sivaraksa critiqued worldwide capitalism and supported individual responsibility at the United Nations on Wednesday.

Buddhist activist Ken Jones dies

by Lion's Roar Staff| August 7, 2015

Buddhist activist Ken Jones dies
ken jones, engaged buddhism, news, death, lion's roarKen Jones, 1930-2015.

Buddhist activist, poet, teacher and author Ken Jones (1930-2015) passed away on August 2 2015.

Buddhists Betray the Teachings: Jack Kornfield on the anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar

by Jack Kornfield| July 14, 2014

Buddhists Betray the Teachings: Jack Kornfield on the anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar

A religion known for nonviolence is being used to fuel a genocidal campaign against the Muslims of Burma.

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