Engaged Buddhism

Our approach to Peacemaking is unique. As we practice the Three Tenets of Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action, we commit to not taking fixed positions, to embracing wholeness […]

From Trauma to Hope in the Holy Land Join this presentation with Elias Deis, Executive Director of Holy Land Trust. Holy Land Trust is a non-profit Palestinian organization committed to […]

Join us in the continued commitment to social and environmental engagement and justice in this very complex time, to exploring the roots of structural violence in our social systems, and […]

Please join us for a panel discussion with Genjo Marinello, Joshin Byrnes, Jitsujo Gauthier, Koho Mello, and Mikko Ijäs discussing Zen Peacemakers third Tenet: Taking Action. In this panel discussion, […]

As Zen Peacemakers, we practice seeing our world from a position of stillness and non-judgment, witnessing life's beauty and joy alongside the horror and suffering, without looking away. From that […]

Buddhist Coalition for Democracy (BCD) board members John Murphy and Rev. Seth Zuiho Segall will discuss the origins of the BCD and its Call to Action, the organization’s guiding principles, […]

Bernie Glassman articulated the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers early in the evolution of the organization. But these three, simple, profound, vows or commitments can also be taken as […]

In the first of a series of monthly live interviews with engaged Buddhist thought leaders, host Julia Sagebien interviews BCD Coordinating Committee member Rev. Seth Zuihō Segall about his understanding […]