Engaged Buddhism

Responding to social issues and concerns as part of our Dharma practice.

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Responding to Prejudice

No compassion, no peace

A social and Dharma perspective on the recent grand jury decision not to indict the…

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Responding to Prejudice

We are all Michael Brown and Darren Wilson

Using the Dharma to process outrage at the Grand Jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri to…

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Candle offering to small statue of Chenrezig.
Chenrezig

Connecting with compassion

How important it is to acknowledge past mistakes and harms done in order to truly…

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Responding to Prejudice

Is this America, or a war zone?

Reflections on the riots in Ferguson, Missouri and the response by the police.

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Healing from Gun Violence

One year after the Aurora shooting

Reflecting with compassion on the one-year anniversary of the Batman movie shooting in Colorado.

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Venerable Chodron teaching on video
Responding to Prejudice

The social impact of gun violence

Keeping a calm and compassionate mind in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal.

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A bright blue sky and dry winter grass in a field at the Abbey.
Harmony with the Environment

The earth is our only home

Venerable Thubten Jampa shares on using the planet's resources wisely, with mindfulness of our interdependence.

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Harmony with the Environment

Towards a century of compassion and peace

Venerable Thubten Jampa shares His Holiness' thoughts on how integrating compassion into our daily lives…

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Harmony with the Environment

Universal responsibility and the global environment

Venerable Thubten Jampa shares on the panels and talks by His Holiness the Dalai Lama…

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Transforming War and Terrorism

The silver lining

Finding hope in positive developments that have emerged in America since the Boston Marathon tragedy.

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Transforming War and Terrorism

The golden rule

In the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy, interfaith perspectives on turning away from hate…

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