21st Century Buddhists

Engaging with modern education and science while remaining rooted in the Buddha's teachings.

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Ethics in the Modern World

Applying the Buddha’s age-old wisdom on how to practice ethical conduct in the modern world.

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Interfaith Dialogue

Creating peace, harmony, and mutual respect and understanding between faiths in a multi-religious world.

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Science and Buddhism

How Buddhism relates to modern science and reflections on Mind and Life conferences with the Dalai Lama.

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Ethics in the Modern World

Buddhist ethics in the age of technology

A discussion on how developers can integrate core Buddhist teachings into the design of technology…

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Ethics in the Modern World

Kindness in practice

How might we respond with kindness towards others no matter what situations arise?

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Science and Buddhism

Contestable times

A conversation on the nature of time with a theoretical physicist, a philosopher, and a…

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Science and Buddhism

Compassion + Technology

How obsession with the latest technology hinders us from thinking about its negative impacts on…

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Science and Buddhism

Science and technology in service of society

Whatever innovations emerge in the fields of science and technology, our motivation and ethical conduct…

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21st Century Buddhists

21st-century Buddhists

Ethical conduct and compassion are the keys to happiness for ourselves and for all sentient…

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Science and Buddhism

Does ethics matter in science and technology?

How the ethics of non-harming apply in the fields of information technology, scientific research, and…

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Venerable Chodron smiling while sitting in front of a large TV screen showing Zoom participants.
21st Century Buddhists

Buddhism, modernism and mindfulness

A discussion on topics including Buddhist and secular mindfulness, the value of monasticism, and the…

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21st Century Buddhists

Living the Buddha’s teachings in the 21st century

Using the Buddha's teachings to work with the mind and deal with contemporary issues including…

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to a large crowd at a teaching.
Interfaith Dialogue

Social action and interfaith dialogue

Ways in which we can put our meditations on equanimity into practice to benefit others.

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Tibetan nuns discussing physics experiments in class.
Science and Buddhism

American professor teaches physics to Tibetan nuns

Physics professor Nicole Ackerman (now Venerable Thubten Rinchen) writes about her experience teaching science to…

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