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Links and Resources ::: Engaged Buddhism

Green Sangha - a spiritual community committed to environmental action, bringing healing to ourselves, to each other, and to the earth through thoughts, words, and actions rooted in love.

  • Buddhism and Social Action - an essay by Ken Jones which exploring the inter-relationship between both Buddhist practice and social action (WH 285; 1981).
  • Buddhist Relief Mission - BRM is a small 501(c)3 organization run by Ken and Visakha Kawasaki. Since 1988, BRM has funded projects around the world, mainly in remote areas.
  • Engaged Buddhism - Comments on engaged Buddhism and practicing in everyday life.
  • Engaged Buddhism Resources - Links to pages on Engaged Buddhism related topics including environmentally aware Buddhism, Gay and Lesbian, hospice projects, prison projects, development, women's groups.
  • Joanna Macy | Engaged Buddhism - Teachings from an eco-philosopher and student of Buddhism on engaged Buddhism.
  • Relief Notes - This is the annual newsletter compiled by Ken and Visakha Kawasaki, highlighting the activities of Buddhist Relief Mission and Burmese Relief Center--USA, which they also founded and directed until 2005. The last three issues of Relief Notes, available here, cover 2002, 2003, and 2004.
  • Socially-Engaged Buddhism - Class project of a Buddhism and Social Action class at Naropa University Online. Some sections are not completed.
  • Sri Lanka Reports - In October 2005, the Kawasakis moved to Sri Lanka. These are the letters, with photos, narrating some of their experiences and activities since then.
  • Strong Lessons for Engaged Buddhists - Critique of socially engaged Buddhism from a situationist perspective.

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