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Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry 2021

In 2021, BGR hosted two online Dharma gatherings featuring talks by BGR founder Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and other Buddhist teachers: a Pacific/Mountain U.S. gathering, held on October 2, and a Eastern/Central U.S. gathering, on October 30.

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Tackling Global Hunger at Its Roots

By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • Tackling global hunger requires that we identity its fundamental causes and remove these at the roots. This requires not only the adoption of transformative policies, but a fundamental change in our own values and attitudes.

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Our Efforts Make a Real Difference

A guest post from BGR partner What If Foundation • Medical student Daymondy Dume was one of the thousands of students who have been served by the What If Foundation's educational and food assistance programs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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2021 Spring Retreat: The Brahma Viharas

During Memorial Day Weekend 2021, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Ayya Dhammadipa, Rev. Jin Chuan, and the worldwide BGR community came together for our first online meditation retreat in support of our work to relieve the suffering of hunger and poverty around the world.

BGR Awards Grants to 51 Projects Worldwide

In late April, BGR's Board approved 51 projects with potential partners around the world. These grants for BGR's fiscal year 2021–22 amounted to $969,000. The Board provided $60,000 in additional emergency assistance to regions afflicted with the Covid pandemic, most in India, pushing BGR’s grant total to over $1,000,000.

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Turning Back the Tide of Violence:​ A Vesak Message for 2021

If enough of us commit ourselves to a life of non-violence, to love and compassionate action, we might just succeed in setting in motion a counter-current to the tide of destructive violence that engulfs us and brings so much grief. We might transform old enmities into a celebration of our essential unity, join hands across boundaries, and take a few small steps toward the state of global peace for which we yearn.

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