Interdependence Project Executes Day of Action. Icebreaker I entered the Interdependence Project (IDP) meeting at their Bowery location on No Impact Day with a sense of anticipation. IDP joined an initiative to rid New York...
Montague Farm Zen House has Deep Local Roots I met Karen while living at the Zen Peacemakers farm as a Seminary student in 2008. She was part of the local Sangha who sat with Seminary...
Appalachian Zen House Breaks Cycle of Hopelessness. I was first introduced to Kanji and Bernie through podcasts that I listened to while wandering around on the other side of the planet in Argentina. Bernie was...
Kathe McKenna’s Haley House Serves as Model for Zen Houses In the Zen Houses panel at the Symposium for Western Socially Engaged Buddhism, Kathe McKenna explained that after she finished college in the 1960’s, abuses...
Symposium Hosts Share Contribution to Engaged Buddhist Practice. Writing about the Zen Houses panel of the Symposium for Western Socially Engaged Buddhism is hard for me because I sincerely believe that Zen Houses are the...
Just had a nice conversation with Rev. GMS. He is part of a church known as Dudeism and he attended the Symposium for Socially Engaged Buddhism. He and others are exploring possibilities for Socially Engaged...
By Fleet Maull: What follows here is myparaphrasing of Joh Kabat-Zinn’s presentation: he is interested in strategies for change that do not lead to polarization, burnout and further conflict. While he has deep respect for...
Dear Friends, Thangkas (pronounced TAHN kahs) are Tibetan paintings portraying Buddhist deities or mandalas. Rich in symbolism and allusion, thangkas act as a teaching tool for students of Buddhism. Mayumi’s thangkas were painted during her...
What is the structure of the Engaged Buddhist Sangha and how is it financed? At the Symposium for Western Socially Engaged Buddhism various leaders are shedding light on the question of the structure of Buddhist...
One major question we are exploring at the Symposium For Western Socially Engaged Buddhism is whether Buddhism has always been engaged. I explored this topic in the past and Symposium presenters are providing new insight....