Construction of Buddhist Temple Draws Controversy in San Jose, California
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 March 2023
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Buddhist Association hopes the expansion will create a lasting home for their growing community
Beginner’s Mind: Connecting with Interconnection
Isabella Livits
22 March 2023
A US college student shares about her early encounters with Buddhism and how she is engaging with what she has learned
Buddhist Monastics Oversee Blessings Ceremony after Recent US Mass Shooting
Justin Whitaker
2 February 2023
After the recent tragic violence in the predominantly Asian city of Monterey Park, California, religious leaders from many faiths are helping the community mourn
Beginner’s Mind: Finding My Path to Liberation
Emmy Austin
18 January 2023
A US college student reflects on their evolving relationship with the Buddhist path
Beginner’s Mind: Reflections on My Evolution in Buddhism
Allyson Rosenblum
30 December 2022
A US college student reflects on her changing perspective on the Buddhist teaching and its manifestations around the world
Dharma College Announces Four New Courses for the New Year
Craig C Lewis
2 December 2022
Dharma College, based in Berkeley, California, has announced four new multi-part Dharma-based study courses scheduled to begin in early January, each of which can be
Beginner’s Mind: Where Did Buddhism Take You?
Aidan Bloomstine
30 November 2022
A college student in the US shares how a course in Buddhist Modernism changed their relationship with impermanence
It Is Time for Justice and Freedom for Jarvis Masters
Hozan Alan Senauke
14 October 2022
A campaign to liberate Jarvis Jay Masters, an innocent man on California’s Death Row
Beginner’s Mind: The Path to Peace
Anisha Anisetti
3 October 2022
A college student in the US reflects on the Buddhist way as a path to social change and to peace
Buddhist Voices in the Climate Crisis: Welcome to the Anthropocene
Hozan Alan Senauke
8 September 2022
Drawing on wisdom of the Buddhist teaching and the strength of our sangha to respond with compassion and wise action to the growing global climate crisis
Beginner’s Mind: Learning to Engage with Buddhism
Daphne Zhu
8 August 2022
An American college student examines how their new perspective on Buddhism has encouraged them to change their relationship with the world
Buddhist Obon Festival Returns to Southern California after COVID Absence
Justin Whitaker
4 August 2022
The Guadalupe Buddhist Church, a member of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Churches of America, drew Buddhists from several communities together in celebration