BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Kim Behan Win Prestigious Award
This past October 15, our Chairperson, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, and Executive Director, Kim Behan jointly received the prestigious Dr. Ambedkar Prabuddha Bharata Peace Award, granted by the Nagarjuna Training Institute. The institute, based at Nagaloka in Nagpur, continues the heritage of Engaged Buddhism started by the Dalit leader, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956).
We Are All Interconnected
This is the text of Kim Behan’s talk prepared on the occasion of her receiving the Dr. Ambedkar Prabuddha Bharata Peace Award.
BGR’s Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry 2021
On October 2 and October 30, members of the worldwide Buddhist Global Relief community joined BGR founder Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and the BGR staff for two “Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry” online gatherings.
Meeting the New Year: An Online Weekend BGR Retreat
To help us meet the new year, the monastic team of BGR will hold an online three-day retreat over the weekend of January 7–9. The theme of the retreat is “Clarity, Compassion, and Courage,” three qualities that will enable us to marshal our inner resources as we welcome the new year.
CAMFED: A Pan-African Effort to Support Girls and Young Women
New BGR partner CAMFED catalyzes the power of the most vulnerable girls and young women to create the future they imagine—for themselves, for their communities, and for Africa.
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.
We Are All Interconnected
On October 15, BGR Executive Director Kim Behan presented this speech to the Nagarjuna Training Institute in Nagpur, India.
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Kim Behan Honored
On October 15, 2021, BGR Chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Executive Director Kim Behan jointly received the prestigious Dr. Ambedkar Prabuddha Bharata Peace Award.
Tackling Global Hunger at its Roots
Tackling global hunger requires that we identify its fundamental causes and remove these at the root. This in turn calls not only for the adoption of transformative policies, but for a fundamental change in our own perspectives and values.
Nourishing and Educating Girls in Lima, Peru
For more than 30 years, the Asociación Grupo de Trabajo Redes (AGTR) has helped children in Peru empower themselves and escape child labor. A grant from BGR supports AGTR as it works to develop educational opportunities for girls in one of the poorest districts of Lima.
