engaged buddhism

Taking your practice on to the streets

The image of meditators remaining aloof from the world, caught up in examining the metaphorical fluff in their mental bellybuttons,…

August 10, 2010

Practicing compassion

Most of us probably think of the practice of compassion as synonymous with altruism. Giving. Helping. Being of service. Sunada…

March 23, 2010

Facing Samsara, making a difference

Climate change. The economic downturn. Terrorism. And now there’s Haiti. A client and I were conversing recently about the mess…

January 27, 2010

Engagement, anxiety, and news addiction

A Wildmind visitor called Cory asked: I want to keep watch on world events so that I'm not naive with…

September 4, 2008

“Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution,” by David Loy

Buddhist author and scholar Nagapriya reviews a new book that takes a passionate and bold survey of Buddhism, how it…

September 1, 2008

“The Buddha’s Teachings on Prosperity: At Home, At Work, in the World” by Bhikkhu Basnagoda Rahula

It’s a widely held view that the Buddha taught his followers to disdain wealth and worldly success, or at best…

August 5, 2008

David Brazier: Mysticism and action

When we meditate we withdraw the senses from the world and step back from activity. Does this mean that meditative…

April 14, 2008