Our world, our communities, and our very survival as a species are being challenged by imminent crises on multiple fronts: environmental collapse, societal and economic inequality, the rise of nationalism and authoritarianism, warfare and conflict, and the ongoing pandemic, to name a few.

BDG’s special issue for 2022: Buddhism in a Divided World is published in collaboration with the International Network of Engaged Buddhists and Jungto Society, who will hold their biennial international conference with the same theme in October this year. Buddhism in a Divided World seeks to examine these issues and the ways in which Buddhists can respond, both internally as a part of their personal practice and externally as socially engaged Buddhists, for the benefit of all sentient beings. 

The unequivocal need for a profound transformation of our temporal and spiritual lives—the ways in which we live; how we perceive and interact with the world around us—has never been more urgent. We hope that you will join us in sharing and exploring the solutions and changes that are needed to manifest a more compassionate, caring, and sustainable global civilization that recognizes and respects the innate and fundamental interconnectedness of all life.

This page will be updated regularly throughout 2022.