Empowering Peace in Healthcare Decisions: A Buddhist Chaplain’s Insights for Planning Ahead
Ngawang Pema
4 September 2025
A examination of a planned approach to mindful and compassionate end-of-life care
Beginner’s Mind: Finding Stillness in the Storm
Parker Fry
23 August 2025
Beginner’s Mind is a special project collecting insightful essays written by US college students who have attended experiential-learning courses related to Buddhism. Some of the authors
Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism During Wartime Vietnam, Part 5
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
22 August 2025
LAM Yuen Ching examines the distinct characteristics of Thích Nhất Hạnh’s approach to engaged Buddhism
Engaged Buddhism Special Report: Peace Foundation Hosts Landmark Korean Liberation Day Memorial and Forum in Seoul
Craig Lewis
20 August 2025
The Peace Foundation founded by Dharma master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim hosted a commemoration ceremony for the 80th anniversary of Korea’s National Liberation Day.
The Future of Religion
Jungto Society
18 August 2025
Korean Seon master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim offers teachings on young people and the future of religion, and on attachment and personal responsibility
Engaged Buddhism: Soka Gakkai President Issues Peace Statement to Mark 80 Years Since World War II
Craig Lewis
6 August 2025
The president of the Japanese Buddhist organization the Soka Gakkai, Minoru Harada, issued a statement commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II.
Returning to the Basics: Buddhist Practice and the Joy of Clarity
Adam Dietz
29 July 2025
Adam Dietz offers a back-to-basics perspective on the foundational aspiration of Buddhist practice
Beginner’s Mind: No-Self and Social Suffering
Peyton Nakagawara
24 July 2025
A college student in the US explores the principles of Buddhist economics and its implications for individuals and for society at large
Embodying Compassion and Questioning Our Assumptions about Suffering
Kassidy Evans
15 July 2025
Kassidy Evans examines the ethics of compassion and whether more suffering necessarily means more depth and maturity
Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism During Wartime Vietnam, Part 4
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
14 July 2025
LAM Yuen Ching traces the development of Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism
Clootie Bridge: An Art Ritual to Awaken our Ecological Selves
Ratnadevi
2 July 2025
With messages of hope and ecological connectedness, Ratnadevi teaches us that sometimes the most radical thing we can do is pause on a footbridge, write from the heart, and listen to the river
Beginner’s Mind: Awake – Returning to the World with Clarity and Compassion
Zhuoxi Li
28 June 2025
A US college student considers the significance and implications of Buddhist practice and social engagement