politics

Keep calm and cultivate compassion

"Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased." — The Dhammapada The weeks…

November 9, 2016

Briton jailed in Burma for ‘insulting’ Buddha image named prisoner of conscience by Amnesty

Philip Sherwell, The Telegraph: A British bar manager jailed in a notorious Rangoon prison for insulting Buddhism is to be…

October 9, 2015

Buddhists are pro-environment, pro-evolution

Josh Rosenau, evolutionary biologist and Programs and Policy Director at the National Center for Science Education downloaded the 2007 version…

May 22, 2015

We can save a precious Buddhist archaeological site!

Brent Huffman, who travelled to Afghanistan to film the desperate efforts by archaeologists to document the ancient city of Mes…

May 15, 2015

125 U.S. Buddhist leaders to meet at the White House

Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post: Are we about to enter the era of the political Buddhist? On Thursday about 125 U.S.…

May 13, 2015

An open letter to President Obama from the Buddhist Teachers Network

TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA from the BUDDHIST TEACHERS NETWORK URGING YOU TO ADDRESS ANTI-MUSLIM VIOLENCE AT THE UPCOMING ASEAN MEETING…

November 5, 2014

Dalai Lama’s demand for greater autonomy rejected by China

Harold Mandel, examiner.com: His Holiness the Dalai Lama's hopes that Beijing would give serious consideration to his desire for autonomy…

August 8, 2013

Meet the “mindfulness” caucus: Politicians who meditate!

Alex Seitz-Wald, Salon: “If this can help me, a half-Irish, half-Italian quarterback from Northeast Ohio, it’s for everybody,” Congressman Tim…

July 10, 2013

50 years ago this week…

June 11: 50 years ago today, a Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc calmly sat down in the middle of…

June 14, 2013

Buddhism, wealth, and happiness

Be forewarned. You're going to see a bunch of headlines soon like this one from Business Week: Economists Nail It:…

May 2, 2013