Social Enterprise at the Symposium for Western Socially Engaged Buddhism

In the first days of the Symposium for Western Socially Engaged Buddhism, we discussed how the rich tradition of Buddhism has always taught people not only to wake up to the fact that we are all one, but to actualize our interconnectedness in the way we treat each other in personal relationships, families and in society as a whole…

Introducing a ZPI Affiliate: Eighthwave

To strengthen our planetary network, ZPI will feature newly affiliated groups. Join us here on the Hive to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZPI. Introducing a new ZPI affiliate group: What is your organization’s name? EIGHTHWAVE What type of Affiliate would you like to be identified as in our ZPI […]

Wat betreft

Ons verhaal 1979 Zenmeester Bernie Tetsugen Glassman (1939-2018), toen sensei in het Zen Center van Los Angeles, verhuisde in december 1979 naar de Bronx, New York City. Daar wilde hij de versmelting van spirituele training en sociale actie onderzoeken, en in 1980 richtte hij de Zen Community van New York op. Afwijkend van de formele […]

Bernie Glassman Interview

In this interview with Conscious Variety Bernie Glassman discusses where the temple really is, truths as opinions, and the importance of humor amidst suffering. Bernie Glassman, an accomplished Zen teacher and activist describes the inseparability of buddhism and humor, while reminding us to let go of the traditional view of religious structures, because the temple […]

Despair and Empowerment in Our Watershed Moment

“How are we going to end polarization while we ourselves are polarized? How do we unpolarize ourselves from the people we want to blame and hate for this electoral disaster? How do we disarm ourselves of our own attitudes and prejudices? How do we do the inner work of self-transformation and simultaneously extend ourselves outward to organize and resist, which we absolutely must do?” By Paula Green A talk given at Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, December 7, 2016, in Northampton, Massachusetts. She has 40 years’ experience as a psychologist, peace educator, consultant, and mentor in intergroup relations and conflict resolution.

Let All Eat Cafes

Jeff Bridges, who has been fighting hunger for decades, teamed up with the Zen Peacemakers to create “Let All Eat” Cafés to feed their communities in ways tailored to each location.  Bridges met Zen Peacemakers founder Bernie Glassman in Santa Barbara in 1999.  Over the years, their friendship and partnership have developed.  At Zen Peacemakers’ […]