Guest Ven. Ayya Yeshe is an Australian bhikkhuni in the Tibetan tradition. She is a founder of BGR partner the Bodhicitta Foundation, a grassroots Buddhist organization empowering young women from some of the world's poorest and most oppressed communities.
The war in Ukraine entails not only death, injury, and destitution for millions of people, but is also precipitating a major food crisis with global ramifications.
Wawasonqo, a BGR partner based in Peru, has been working since 2006 to break the cycle of poverty that affects rural children and families in the rural Andean foothills near the city of Cusco.
This spring, BGR’s Board approved 54 projects serving thousands of people around the world. The project funding for BGR’s fiscal year 2022–23 amounted to over a million dollars.
BGR is proud to introduce the Helping Hands Podcast, where listeners can hear directly from project partners, advisors, spiritual friends, and other prominent Buddhist teachers who share in our vision for a world free from poverty and the needless suffering brought about by hunger and malnutrition.
Vesak is the most important holiday of the Buddhist calendar, the day that celebrates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing into nirvana. On this day, through worship, ritual, meditation, song, and shared meals, we pay homage to the supreme spiritual teacher who opened for us the “doors to the Deathless.”
What is an "appropriate response" for those who would practice Engaged Buddhism in today's polarized society? We speak with Hozan Alan Senauke, a Soto Zen priest, social activist, folk musician, and poet residing at the Berkeley Zen Center, where he currently serves as Abbot.
Like many of you, we at Buddhist Global Relief are closely following the invasion of Ukraine. We offer a list of several excellent organizations that are on the ground assisting Ukrainians during this crisis.
The need to provide emergency aid to Ukrainian refugees pouring into neighboring European countries threatens to shift vital poverty relief away from other nations in urgent need. Further, since Ukraine is one of the world’s major breadbaskets, the bombing of the country will also cause drastic cuts in the amount of wheat available to other countries, pushing up prices.
BGR Founder and Chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi introduces the Helping Hands Podcast.
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