• Buddhist Voices for Immigration Justice: Compassion in Action

    Zoom Event

    BCD, in partnership with the Insight Meditation Center of Washington will be holding a virtual Town Hall on Immigration. “Buddhist Voices for Immigration Justice: Compassion in Action” will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, 6:00-7:30pm EST.  Our panelists: Tara Brach, whose teachings include a full, compassionate engagement with our world; Lama Rod Owens, an […]

  • BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club

    BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club

    Zoom Event

    This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. Email Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. To join, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 Meeting ID: 857 7691 7873 Passcode: 169767

  • BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club

    BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club

    Zoom Event

    This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. Email Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. To join, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 Meeting ID: 857 7691 7873 Passcode: 169767

  • BCD Telecast: New Directions in Engaged Buddhism

    BCD Live Interview: New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism host Julia Sagebien interviews Francisco “Paco” Lugoviña Roshi

    Zoom Event

    In this third of a series of monthly live interviews with engaged Buddhist thought leaders, host Julia Sagebien interviews Francisco "Paco" Lugoviña Roshi  about his vision for engaged Buddhism. The interview will last 30 minutes and be followed by an opportunity for question and answers by viewers. Roshi Paco is a Dharma heir to Bernie […]

  • BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club

    BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club

    Zoom Event

    This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. Email Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. To join, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 Meeting ID: 857 7691 7873 Passcode: 169767

  • SDGs (the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) & Buddhism: What can we do now for our future?

    We, the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha, Higashi Honganji, Nichiren Shu, and Soto Zen International Centers in the Bay Area, have come together to form the Bay Area Buddhist Association (BBA).Together, we are organizing an interdenominational Buddhist event to explore how Buddhism relates to the United Nations SDGs. Join us for the next event in our ongoing […]

  • Actualizing Unfaltering Engaged Practice In Our Time – LOVE with Frank Ostaseski and Sharon Salzberg

    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 to engaging in the world in a courageous way based on contemplative practice and views that actualize non-separateness, interbeing, equity, compassion, justice, integrity, courage, dignity, […]

  • BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club

    BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club

    Zoom Event

    This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. Email Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. To join, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 Meeting ID: 857 7691 7873 Passcode: 169767

  • Mindful Conversations: Inner Connection and Interconnection

    Zoom Event

    For members who want to engage in a process of mindful reflection together, BCD now offers a monthly Mindful Town Hall on the third Wednesday of every month, from 7 to 8:30 pm New York time. This gathering differs from a traditional town hall. It is not a forum for debate or opinion-sharing. Instead, it […]