Dharma and Diversity: Unlearning Racism
Maia Duerr
21 August 2025
What does the goal of being “awake” or “woke” in Buddhist practice mean in a society structured around ignorance and racism?
New Research Center at UC Berkeley to Focus on Buddhist Economics and Equitable Policy
Justin Whitaker
14 January 2025
The newly announced center will draw from Buddhism to develop climate policies aimed at equity and public health, led by Professors Clair Brown and Julia Walsh in collaboration with community groups
Gender Equity: Time to Wake Up!
Maia Duerr
20 March 2024
Mahapajapati deserves to be remembered as the founder of the great women’s community that remains to this day, and as a woman who stood up for gender equity, beginning work that is ongoing
Disagreement Over Swastika Placement Leads to Closure of California Summer Camp
Justin Whitaker
21 June 2022
A symbol of peace, installed by a campaigner for social justice nearly 100 years ago, has ignited uproar over racial equity in California
The Inner Work of Unraveling Bias – How Meditation Can Help
Sarah C. Beasley
15 September 2020
Cultivating compassion and a commitment to a better world
Dalai Lama in Dialogue with USIP on “Conflict, COVID, and Compassion”
Craig Lewis
19 August 2020
His Holiness urges young leaders to adopt a global…
For Our Children’s Sake: Dismantling Racism and Bias in Schools
Sarah C. Beasley
11 August 2020
Compassion in action where it might make the most…