The Zen Peacemaker Order traveled to Rwanda for a bearing witness retreat. Participant Russell Delman recounts his moving retreat experience.
Global economics: what would Buddha do?
Can we imagine a Buddhist model for economic organization?
Erica Chenoweth: This leading global thinker on peaceful resistance finds inner peace through Buddhist meditation
We might think that the only realistic way to upend intractable political oppression is through violent rebellion. Erica Chenoweth says no.
The Tears I Shed Yesterday Have Become Rain
Thich Nhat Hanh personally knows how we all suffer. Yet, he teaches, every single one of us has the capacity to transform our suffering.
You Have the Buddha in You: An Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
In this exclusive interview, Thich Nhat Hanh sheds light on a little-known Buddhist master, and explains how the Buddha is always teaching.
Why Bernie Glassman keeps going back to Auschwitz
Every year since 1994, Bernie Glassman and the Zen Peacemakers have traveled to Auschwitz-Birkenau for a Bearing Witness Retreat.
International Network of Engaged Buddhists issues statement on violence in Burma’s Rakhine state
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists ratified a statement condemning ongoing violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Burma.
Buddhist Global Relief announces 2012 Walk to Feed the Hungry events
Buddhist Global Relief has announced the cities and venues for its 2012 “Walk to Feed the Hungry” fundraising events.
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.
Tonglen: A Lesson in Giving and Taking
Emily Strasser visits with a Tibetan monk in India who’s putting tonglen meditation into practice to help the children in his community.