Ashoka for President
The ancient king’s edicts form a surprisingly modern campaign platform.
Politics
I Am This Chaos
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, a practitioner finds insight in shadowboxing with the far right.
Konda Mason on Compassionate Activism
The Mind Our Democracy cofounder on using Buddhist tools for a pro-democracy outcome, in November and beyond.
Suella Braverman Is the UK’s Buddhist Home Secretary and a Right-Wing Culture Warrior
What can one of the most senior members of Britain’s government tell us about how Buddhists should, or shouldn’t, engage politically?
‘Dharma Vote’ Organization Meeting Weekly Until the Midterm Elections
The group aims to boost voter turnout by hosting guest lectures and letter-writing campaigns on Zoom.
Is There a Buddhist View on Abortion?
Lay dharma teacher Sallie Jiko Tisdale shares her insight
Spiritually Bypassing the Coup
Why—and how—practitioners should choose engagement over inaction in response to Myanmar's recent coup
Do We Really ‘Have No Choice?’
An Israeli Buddhist argues that if we truly yearned for peace, we would respect human dignity.
Opinion: Why the Myanmar Coup Will Fail
The military takeover of the Buddhist-majority country may unite people in a way Aung San Suu Kyi could not.
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