The Buddhist Global Relief family is a living example of the interconnectedness of all beings joined by the spirit of compassion, uniting our supporters and volunteers, our generous donors, our partners, and individuals in need in a shared endeavor to create a more equitable and compassionate world. With this series, we invite you to meet a few members of the BGR family.
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi reflects on his travels to California to present the keynote speech for the Interfaith Baccalaureate for the Claremont colleges, on May 12, 2023.
At BGR's annual Projects Meeting, Buddhist Global Relief, with our European partner Mitgefuhl in Aktion, approved funding for 60 projects to relieve hunger, educate children, empower vulnerable girls and women, and support sustainable agriculture for people around the globe.
Host Daniel Blake speaks with Sister Debbie Blow, the founder of BGR project partner North Country Mission of Hope, which supports education for girls and young women in need in Nicaragua. Sister Debbie speaks about how to live with "gracious vulnerability" and how we can engage more fully with the communities we wish to serve.
The Buddha arrived at his attainment of Buddhahood by practicing the paramitas or spiritual perfections over countless lives. The first of the spiritual perfections is dana-paramita, “the perfection of giving.” In life after life, as a bodhisattva, the future Buddha sacrificed his wealth, his status, his bodily parts, and even his life in order to rescue others from suffering.
BGR Deputy Director Patricia A. Price: Through estate plan giving, our humanitarian work will extend well beyond our lifetimes.
A charitable foundation administered by a longtime donor and supporter of BGR has responded to the humanitarian cries that have erupted in Sri Lanka and Myanmar with a generous donation that will be used to assist people facing food shortages in these two regions.
BGR projects with our partner Ecology Action teach agricultural methods to increase crop yields and reduce malnutrition in Malawi, a country where 81 percent of residents experience moderate to severe food insecurity daily, and 19 percent of all children, women, and men are classified as undernourished.
By Ayya Dhammadīpā • These days there is a lot of emphasis on “finding your tribe.” Perhaps in response to the pervasive feelings of loneliness and isolation that are engendered by cultures of fierce economic competition and were reinforced by the pandemic, folks are now talking a lot about ways to identify and connect with other people like them.
Those who wish to contribute to the relief effort for victims of the earthquake along the Turkey and Syria border may contribute to any of the following organizations: Doctors Without Borders; Oxfam America; CARE; the U.N. World Food Programme; Action Against Hunger; Unicef; International Medical Corps; or the Tzu Chi Foundation.
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