Buddhistdoor View: Eco-Spiritual Resilience in an Age of Climate Anxiety
Read more at BDG: https://tinyurl.com/33xst9cj
Buddhistdoor View: Eco-Spiritual Resilience in an Age of Climate Anxiety
Read more at BDG: https://tinyurl.com/33xst9cj
BDG news: Engaged Buddhism: Soka Gakkai President Issues Peace Statement to Mark 80 Years Since World War II
Read more at BDG: https://tinyurl.com/4sum8e6n
Berkeley Zen Center will hold a memorial celebration for Alan Senauke, one of the great engaged Buddhist leaders, on Sunday Aug 10, 10am-2pm. The venue is The Freight, in downtown Berkeley. Senauke passed away just before Christmas, as he was preparing to co-teach a graduate course on Engaged Buddhism at the Institute for Buddhist Studies. The event will include a service, live music, snacks, and many stories from friends and students. It will be livestreamed
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Midwest Buddhist Temple members assembled and delivered 365 sandwiches to unhoused neighbours in Chicago this past weekend.
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Over nearly 100 years, Joanna Macy's contributions were many. Among them, 5 in particular stand out:
1. Her publicizing of Sarvodaya Shramadana's work to the West
2. Her synthesis of systems theory and Buddhism
3. The Work That Reconnects
4. The Nuclear Guardianship Project
5. Her teaching career within and beyond the classroom about Buddhism and ecology
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Joanna Macy, a foundational figure in Buddhism and ecology, has passed away. She trained Stephanie Kaza (the most sophisticated American writer in this field) and many others, was a pioneer in facing eco-anxiety, and tireless activist.
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BDG news: Engaged Buddhism: Jungto Society Hosts INEB Study Tour in South Korea for Buddhist Monastics from Southeast Asia
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Rev. Matt Hamasaki's message is more relevant than ever: "Should we speak out against Asian American hate? Absolutely. As Asian Americans, it is important for us to be the leaders and the loudest voices. But it can’t stop there. We must support other minority groups in their efforts to challenge systemic American discrimination."
#buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #racism
https://www.buddhistchurch.org/news/none-of-us-are-safe-until-all-of-us-are
Tacoma Buddhist Temple at Pride Festival Tacoma: there was an origami folding table, butsudan with omyogo for those who wanted to offer their gratitude, and lots of good times
#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #pride #lgbtq #queer
Tacoma Buddhist Temple deeply benefited in its early decades from the Puyallup Tribe's friendship. When white settlers prevented Japanese Buddhist immigrants from farming, the Puyallup provided opportunities to farm and thus survive. Similar situations happened with other temples in the region. The Tacoma temple has created a land acknowledgement and is building ties of gratitude with the Puyallup
#landback #buddhist #buddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism
https://www.tacomabt.org/
In case it needs to be said: There are no such things as illegal immigrants in the Pure Land, because everyone is unconditionally welcomed and valued. While we foolish beings fall short of Amida Buddha's Great Compassion, the same spirit animates our Jodo Shinshu temples.
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The welcome table outside the main sanctuary at the Midwest Buddhist Temple
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Rev. Jeff Wilson was interviewed live on television in the middle of the Toronto Pride Parade. You can catch the temple at timestamp 1:43:10
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https://www.youtube.com/live/ezHbdj-qrp4
Toronto Buddhist Church at Toronto Pride 2025 yesterday!
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Denver Buddhist Temple represented the Dharma at today's Pride march!
Good work to the Oregon Buddhist Temple: they packed over 9000 pounds of food for the Oregon Food Bank!
#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #hunger #foodinsecurity
Busy day for the Homeless Project at Midwest Buddhist Temple! They made and distributed 375 sandwiches to unhoused neighbours in Chicago.
#buddhist #buddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #unhoused #homeless
July 6, 11am PT: "Meeting the Moment: Building Refuges in Response to State Violence"
Join Berkeley Buddhist Temple for an intergenerational conversation with movement elders as they hold space for practicing sangha by embodying refuge & standing in solidarity with the many communities under attack by state violence in the past, present, and future.
Register at:
Tinyurl.com/MeetingtheMoment4
#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #immigration #ICE
Buddhist Coalition for Democracy has a Substack newsletter, you can check it out below
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https://buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.substack.com/
Traditional artisanal cuisine of the mystic East... aka ribbon jello at the social gathering following last Sunday's Pride service at the Buddhist Church of San Francisco
#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #jello #pride #lgbtq #queer