
Dear Otter: A Letter on Complicity and Compassion
How witnessing an otter’s distress triggered new insights into the psychology of compassion for the suffering of others

How witnessing an otter’s distress triggered new insights into the psychology of compassion for the suffering of others

Pria Acharya offers a compassionate meditation on cultural condition, suffering, and the choices we make as part of mindful living

Linda Leaming offers a meditation on compassion and courage in the face of suffering and impermanence

The Young Buddhist Association of Indonesia (YBAI) organized an end-of-year life-release ceremony at the Gunung Anyar Mangrove Forest in Surabaya, Java, on 13 December. Titled

A distressing incident in China has raised concerns after a reported 1,120 cats released near a reservoir in a Buddhist “life release” ceremony led to multiple deaths

BDG’s North America Correspondent Sensei Alex Kakuyo discusses the importance of understanding karma in our everyday lives

Sarah C. Beasley discusses how honoring the lives and deaths of animals can be a sacred act and the importance of communal rituals of grief and kindness

Maia Duerr shares the wisdom she has learned from her pet dog, Lucy

The loss of a thousand or more animals at a market should revive our work to end suffering for all sentient beings

Ven. pomnyun Sunim explores peace in East Asia, living without suffering, and the Buddhist path to sustainable living

Joining a growing trend among Buddhists around the world, monastics at Lingyen Mountain Temple in Canada offer refuge to pets

A thoughtful and heartfelt dialogue between one of our time’s great ethicists and a pioneering Taiwanese Buddhist nun