Shraddha Charity Organization's “Assisting Malnourished Pregnant Mothers Across Sri Lanka” initiative, sponsored by BGR, provided much-needed food security for economically disadvantaged pregnant women.
As a result of the war in Ukraine, climate shocks, economic instability, political conflict, and global pandemic, nations around the world are facing what the U.N. has called "a global hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions."
This essay by our chairperson, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, offers reflections on the recent outbreak of mass shootings in the U.S.
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.
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