In May, nearly 18 years to the day since Buddhist Global Relief was founded, members of the Board of Directors, staff, and volunteer team joined the newly formed Sangha Council for a weekend retreat at Redwood Vihara monastery in Boulder Creek, California. In this essay, Vice-Chair David Braughton shares his reflections on this joyous and fruitful event.
In Detroit, Michigan, almost 70 percent of households experience food insecurity, and 30,000 residents lack access to full-service supermarkets. Longtime BGR partner Keep Growing Detroit provides not only fresh produce but also education, resources, and connection for urban gardeners and other city residents.
How should Buddhism engage with the critical issues currently facing this country and our world? Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi proposes the need for a “Buddhist public theology,” an ethical lens through which Buddhist teachers and thinkers can evaluate public issues in light of the Buddha’s teachings.
On February 28 of this year, the U.S. and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury in Iran, assassinating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and beginning a war that has cost tens of billions of dollars and thousands of lives, including an estimated 1,700 Iranian civilians. But the war’s tragic impact is not limited by the borders of Iran nor of the Middle East region. Among the most devastating of these is a massive surge in the number of people facing crisis levels of hunger worldwide.
Through an innovative BGR project with Lotus Outreach Australia, Chhorn Dim receives not only scholarship funds but rice support for her family.
BGR’s Board approved 58 projects that will provide food, children’s education, vocational training for women, and sustainable agriculture support for thousands of people in need in 22 countries around the world. Funding to support the upcoming year’s projects exceeded $1.3 million—all made possible by the generosity of our donors.
Chithra and her 9-year-old son, who has Down syndrome, found support and community through a program from BGR partner Child Action Lanka.
A Vesak letter from BGR founder and chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • This Vesak season, we invite you to participate in our mission, to share the gift of love and compassion with those in need.
Manjushri, 16, has found a welcoming home, an education, and a loving second family at the Bodhicitta Foundation's Girls' Home and Women’s Job Training/Community Centre in Nagpur, India.
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • Sometimes an event that begins in an inconspicuous way suddenly gains momentum and delivers a colossal impact no one could have foreseen. A random spark spreads through dry brush and sets off a forest fire. A gust of wind on a mountaintop starts an avalanche. Something similar happened in late 2025, when twenty Theravadan Buddhist monks of diverse ethnicities embarked on a long Walk for Peace. Starting in obscurity, by the time they finished they would be known all around the world.
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