BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
Spring Travels in California
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.
BGR Approves 60 Projects for 2023–24
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.
Podcast Episode 5: That’s Where the Hope Existed, with Sister Debbie Blow
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.
A Vesak Message from Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
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.
Buddhist Global Relief’s Future
BGR Deputy Director Patricia A. Price: Through estate plan giving, our humanitarian work will extend well beyond our lifetimes.
An Anonymous Gift in Response to Crisis in Southeast Asia
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.
Reducing Malnourishment Through Ecologically Sustainable Agriculture in Malawi
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.
Going Beyond Tribalism
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.
Buddhist Global Relief is unable to respond directly to large-scale disaster relief efforts. To contribute directly to the relief effort along the Turkey and Syria border …
Those who wish to contribute to the relief effort for victims of the earthquake along the Turkey and Syria border
2023 New Year Retreat: Anchoring Our Lives in the Dharma
This event was a beautiful celebration of our worldwide community of practitioners of conscientious compassion, featuring Dharma talks from renowned Buddhist teachers: Roshi Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhante Buddharakkita; and Dassanāya Buddhist Community founder Ayyā Dhammadīpa.
