Are we making progress in understanding what meditation does? Or are we still too early in understanding how the brain works *at all* and/or what meditation is to say anything comprehensive and definitive?
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The monks walking from Ft Worth to Washington DC provide a model of another way of living than the hateful cruel battle US politics had become. It’s a good time to listen to other lessons from Buddhism, and to consider how this wisdom might mend our broken politics.
So check out my new book!
These #Buddhist monks have inspired the nation and the world. The question now: what will we do with that energy?
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Another great Buddhist essay from a young contributor to Buddhistdoor - looking at the many ways we form and benefit from community in today's world.
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Five authors reflect on their experiences at the recent historic nuns ordination in Bhutan in this extraordinary article filled with the gorgeous photos of Olivier Adam, providing a rare, up-close experience of the joy for all.
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"More than two thousand years ago, the northern plains of the Indian subcontinent witnessed a great ideological contest. What came to be known as Brahmanism and Buddhism struggled with each other. The revolution created a counter-revolution. Heterodoxy ossified ..." 🙏
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Even on notoriously right-wing "X" / Twitter, folks are using their eyes to see what really happened today:
I’m completely fed up with elected Representatives saying shit like, “Republicans will tell you behind closed doors that they don’t agree with what ICE is doing”.
Playtime is over. Professional courtesy no longer exists.
Name them, record them, and make it public.
This analysis by the New York Times paints a damning picture of ICE's decision to kill Alex Pretti after Pretti had attempted to help a woman who had been shoved (assaulted) by ICE. ICE had Pretti pinned on the ground when one agent appears to come across a gun. After taking the gun, they kill him.
They say “where’s the gun?” — After the shots
Because they don’t realize one of them had already taken it — before the shots
On November 30, 2025, philanthropist, newspaper journalist, editor, and global patron of contemporary Buddhism and Chinese culture Robert H. N. Ho passed away at the age of 93.
Read more about his life and legacy at the link below.
@justinwhitaker.bsky.social
Absolutely beautiful writing on one of life's most difficult--and ubiquitous--processes: grief, by Margaret Meloni.
"Your Buddhist practice doesn’t promise to make your pain disappear. Instead..."
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"Buddhism... has always insisted that the vow to alleviate suffering requires our attention and, at times, our embodied presence."
With gratitude to those in the streets to oppose tyranny wherever it arises--today, in the past, and in the future. 🙏🙏🙏
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“The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart." ~ Dorothy Day
⭕️♥️🙏🏼
#love #revolution #DorothyDay #JinpaLhaga #JMWart
Wonderful writing from BDG contributor Kassidy Evans.
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I am honored to write about and sad that we have lost the incomparable Robert H. N. Ho--a rare example of someone who used his privilege to the greatest possible benefit of others.
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I am honored to host professor @michaelemann.bsky.social on the Future Trends Forum tomorrow.
We'll discuss attacks on academic climate change work and science, along with what the audience wants to cover.
Join us from 2-3 pm ET:
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Our ethical orientation is so foundation to who we are in life.
That's why I'm so grateful for Maia Duerr for undertaking this exploration of socially responsible mindfulness.
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"American consumer capitalism operates on the same psychological mechanisms the Buddha identified as root causes of duhkha (Skt. suffering), most notably, greed and attachment. Capitalism itself operates as a craving machine that runs on manufactured desire."
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Enjoy journeying in spirit with Sarah C Beasley as she brings us #Bhutan, which just held its first global #peace prayer festival:
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y en Español:
«En afectuosa memoria del Sr. Robert H. N. Ho (1932–2025): filántropo, benefactor budista y fundador de Buddhistdoor Global»:
espanol.buddhistdoor.net/en-afectuosa...
We've lost one of the greats--a renaissance man, a global visionary, and a benefactor to countless Buddhist scholars, students, and organizations around the world.
🙏🙏🙏
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Call for applications for the
Friedrich Weller Prize 2026 (for works on Buddhism, China, India, published 2023--2025). For details, please see:
www.saw-leipzig.de/de/aktuelles...
Absolutely wonderful article from @maiaduerr.bsky.social based on past work with Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi and Mushim Patricia Ikeda. It includes what mindfulness is (and isn't), a draft framework on “Modes of Applied Mindfulness," and an open invitation to discus...
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"In November, Bhutan witnessed a historic moment: for the second time in its history, the country conferred full monastic ordination on a large number of women. The ordination happened under the auspices of the Bhutan Nuns Foundation (BNF) ..."
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Oh, and Brian Daizen Victoria - I shouldn't forget him - has written twice for us on the topic:
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Thank you so much for this. We've been doing our best to keep the topic alive amongst our readers at @buddhistdoor.bsky.social . @maiaduerr.bsky.social , Maung Zarni, the late Alan Senauke, Soka Gakkai, have all written/been covered (among others).
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Join us in helping spread the word about the International Network of Engaged Buddhism's efforts to help female monastics facing flooding in Thailand:
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They write: “Walk with Us Mentally! As we take physical steps for peace, we invite everyone to join our journey in spirit. Peace and unity begin within each of us. Today, practice kindness in your own life to walk with us mentally!”
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Check out the latest from the huge Buddhist nuns ordination in Bhutan - Buddhistdoor Global (BDG)
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