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Buddhists Around the World Ring in the New Year

Justin Whitaker 3 January 2023

Buddhist celebrations of the new year varied by tradition and location, showing the many different ways that the Buddhadharma is expressed in the modern world

What Is Your Role in These Times of Crisis?

Satya Robyn 28 December 2022

Inviting each of us to check in with our hearts and ask what we can do in these perilous times

Anchorage Zen Community Finds Permanent Home after 35 Years

Justin Whitaker 10 November 2022

A small Zen community has flourished and continues to grow in Alaska despite its geographical isolation

Healing Our Sanghas: New Website Seeks Discussion of Karmapa Abuse Allegations

Justin Whitaker 2 November 2022

A new website, created by practitioners with support from prominent Buddhist studies scholars, seeks to break the silence around allegations of abuse by the Karmapa

Living in End Times

Satya Robyn 1 September 2022

Applying the Buddhist wisdom of the vastness of time and the importance of refuge to the reality of our current climate crisis

Young Voices: Unraveling from Expectations

Lesley Tan 27 August 2022

Buddhist wisdom helps an American high school student reframe her perception of education and the pressures of social expectations

Buddhistdoor View: European Decline – Why is Buddhism the Continent’s Fastest-Shrinking Faith?

Buddhistdoor Global 6 August 2022

Addressing the decline of Buddhism in Europe where, just recently, it was a vibrant and growing religious presence

Metta’s Peace of Cake

Mettamorphsis 31 May 2022

Our loving-kindness adventurer finds her way to another farm where metta and a little food help build community

Life is Precious: Buddhist Measures in Suicide Prevention

Dipen Barua 27 April 2022

Talking openly about the blight of suicide We face a global mental health epidemic. When people are suffering from untreated, severe mental illnesses and emotional