Tensegrity
John Harvey Negru
12 December 2022
A Canadian educator and Buddhist publisher ponders the publishing industry and a life in flux
John Harvey Negru is publisher at The Sumeru Press, Canada’s largest independent Buddhist book publisher, and author most recently of Engaged Buddhism: 50 Collected Essays, Interviews, and Profiles 2020-2025 (Sumeru, Spring 2026). He has been involved in many Buddhist community development projects and environmental causes over the past 50 years, and has been a technological design educator for more than 25 years.
Many of the articles featured in this column are based on topics from his 2018 book, Bodhisattva 4.0: A Primer for Engaged Buddhists. Bodhisattva 4.0 is published monthly.
Bodhisattva 4.0 is published monthly.
Supply and Demand: How Are We to Do More with Less?
John Harvey Negru
7 November 2022
Questioning whether the Buddhist virtue of renunciation can play a greater role in society as we face the climate crisis
The Chakravartin
John Harvey Negru
11 October 2022
A Buddhist reflection on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the way we might relate to royals and great Buddhist leaders going forward
The Future Is Canceled Until Further Notice
John Harvey Negru
1 June 2022
Can Buddhists and others wake up to the reality of our collective self-destruction before it is too late?
Adulting
John Harvey Negru
30 March 2022
Tracing the maturation of the Dharma in himself and in the West, John Harvey Negru points us into the future with his hopes for the growth of Buddhist chaplaincy
We’ve Turned Another Page
John Harvey Negru
18 February 2022
Imagining the complex future of Buddhist publishing in our increasingly digital world
Tomorrow
John Harvey Negru
24 December 2021
Can Buddhist individuals and institutions brace for a quickly changing future in the face of COVID-19, the climate crisis, and more?
The Earth Holder Community, Branching Out
John Harvey Negru
25 November 2021
Following Buddhist ideals to build a beloved community to wisely confront the climate crisis
Buddhism, Circa 2030
John Harvey Negru
28 October 2021
What can Buddhists contribute to the coming social and ecological transformations ahead of us?
Ajahn Sucitto, Down to Earth
John Harvey Negru
27 September 2021
An interview with a renowned Theravadin monk and environmental advocate in England
The Good Ancestor
John Harvey Negru
30 August 2021
Meditations on bringing benefit to all beings, past, present, and future
Buddhist Spiritual Care
John Harvey Negru
28 July 2021
How chaplaincy fills a special role in contemporary Dharma leadership