Creative Engagement in an Imperfect World
Instead of resisting an urge to respond or feeling paralyzed by a lack of control, embracing imperfection and cultivating compassion can help us find our way forward.
Engaged Buddhism
How to Fight Injustice Without Hating
Based on Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings of engaged Buddhism and the Plum Village tradition, this course offers practices to help ground ourselves amid the negativity and injustice that we face. From a peaceful center, you’ll discover…
When America Met Thich Nhat Hanh
A peace activist reflects on the Vietnamese Zen master’s earliest appearances in the States and the influence of his engaged Buddhism.
When You Greet Me I Bow: Relationship, Emptiness, Activism
Poet, translator, and Zen Buddhist priest Norman Fischer shares lessons from his decades of practice: from relationships, to emptiness, to activism, to cultural encounters between East and West.
Spiritually Bypassing the Coup
Why—and how—practitioners should choose engagement over inaction in response to Myanmar's recent coup
Buddhism and the Real World
For most of its history, the dharma has had little to offer in the domain of social action. But that’s OK.
Engaging with the Truths of Suffering
Suffering is clearly evident in our current times. Zen teacher Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt will show how the four noble truths apply to adversity and injustice around the world today, focusing on how we can address…
Karuna
“Compassion in action” is the philosophy of Karuna-Shechen, a Buddhist nonprofit cofounded by monks Matthieu Ricard and Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche. Karuna tells the uplifting stories of the women in India and Nepal empowered by the organization’s…
In Defense of McMindfulness
Modern mindfulness may not bring about a social revolution, but was that the practice’s original goal?
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