Spiritual Bypassing and the Plight of Ingyinbin
As the Burmese spiritual center becomes the focal point of a violent campaign by the military junta, one practitioner asks why the greater Vipassana Organization has remained silent.
Myanmar
Don’t Read, Meditate!
A Dutch Theravadin on the Abhidhamma and the paramount importance of practice in developing insight.
Two Years after the Coup
What can be done to address the ongoing crisis and suffering in Myanmar?
Climate Activist Wynn Bruce’s Self-Immolation Raises Questions Within and Beyond the Buddhist Community
The practicing Buddhist set fire to himself in an apparent protest of climate change. Plus, Myanmar’s military sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to five more years in prison and kills civilians, including a Buddhist monk.
The Taliban Is Now Working to Preserve Buddhist Statues in Afghanistan
Taliban leaders hope that by protecting relics they’ll be able to secure a contract with China. Plus, anti-regime suppression escalates in Myanmar and the Center of Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona will get a…
Buddhist Monks Brave Smoldering Coals for Hiwatari Matsuri, Japan’s Fire Walking Festival
Participants walk barefoot over hot embers in the annual ceremony. Plus, Plum Village Monastery spreads Thich Nhat Hanh’s ashes, and nonprofit Live to Love organizes relief for refugees from Ukraine.
Beijing Olympics Commence Despite Protests and Calls for Opening Ceremony Boycott
Activists are pressing the media to cover China’s human rights abuses. Plus, thousands gather for Thich Nhat Hanh’s final memorial service, and Myanmar’s junta arrests protestors marking the one-year anniversary of the military’s coup.
Myanmar’s Military Sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to Two Years in Prison
This marks the first verdict on almost a dozen charges. Plus, a Vietnamese nun helps immigrants in Japan, and two Thai Buddhist leaders pass away.
Myanmar’s Art of Resistance
An exhibition and auction showcases the works of Burmese artists in exile and in hiding to raise funds for humanitarian efforts. See a preview here.
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