Beginner’s Mind: No-Self and Social Suffering
Peyton Nakagawara
24 July 2025
A college student in the US explores the principles of Buddhist economics and its implications for individuals and for society at large
American Buddhists Urge Trump to Intervene in Gaza Crisis in Petition Led by Bhikkhu Bodhi
Justin Whitaker
24 July 2025
With famine looming, American Buddhists call for UN food aid in Gaza and lasting ceasefire
Online Dharma: Tergar Announces Free Webinar, “Connecting Young People to Meditation”
Craig Lewis
23 July 2025
The Tergar Meditation Community has announced a free online event dedicated to opening pathways for young adults to cultivate a formal meditation practice.
Buddhist Practice and a Pile of Mulch
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 July 2025
In life we will find weeds in both the world around us and our mind. While effort to remove them is an option, so is acceptance and faith in the bigger picture, writes BDG North America Correspondent Sensei Alex Kakuyo
Buddhist Teacher and Environmental Activist Joanna Macy Has Died, Aged 96
Craig Lewis
21 July 2025
The widely respected American Buddhist teacher and environmental activist Joanna Macy, PhD, has died peacefully at her home in Berkeley, California.
Cultivating Equanimity: Insights from the Indriya Bhavana Sutta
Margaret Meloni, PhD
21 July 2025
Margaret Meloni explore’s one of the Buddha’s teachings on subjective perception, mindfulness, and equanimity
Online Dharma: Ashokan Meditation Center in New York Offers Free Live-streamed Meditation Classes
Craig Lewis
18 July 2025
The Ashokan Meditation Center in New York has launched a new series of online meditation classes rooted in the Thai Forest Tradition.
Salt Lake Buddhist Temple Celebrates 89th Annual Obon Festival
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
15 July 2025
With deep roots in Utah’s Japanese-American history, Salt Lake Buddhist Temple continues its mission of remembrance and community
Embodying Compassion and Questioning Our Assumptions about Suffering
Kassidy Evans
15 July 2025
Kassidy Evans examines the ethics of compassion and whether more suffering necessarily means more depth and maturity
Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism During Wartime Vietnam, Part 4
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
14 July 2025
LAM Yuen Ching traces the development of Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism
Messengers of Mind, Part Two: Liminal Lives
Joseph Houseal
12 July 2025
Joseph Houseal digs deeper into the history of cultural explorers and the West’s early encounters with Buddhism
Online Dharma: 84000 to Host Sutra Teaching Webinar with Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul
Craig Lewis
12 July 2025
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha has announced that it will host an online Dharma teaching with Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul.