"Those might be the nicest things people have ever said to me," a BPF board member reflected sincerely as we closed our yearly board and staff retreat with a circle of appreciation.

Black Lives Matter honorees pulled out of SF Pride, and Buddhist Grand Marshals stayed in. What would you do?

This is an open letter to Brad Warner of Hardcore Zen who critiqued BPF's banner action in front of the White House this week.

On Dawn’s professional and personal journey to the Director role, BPF as an institution, and current issues and topics within mindfulness and Buddhism — including racism, community activism, and gendered violence from a Buddhist perspective.

As terrible as the Michael Brown and Eric Garner grand jury decisions have been, they are serving the purpose of waking up a lot of people who have been oblivious to or in denial of racial injustice. Maia Duerr weighs in on how you can stand on the side of love instead of staying silent or turning away.

Want to know how you can be more mindful around race and racism? Here's a helpful list of resources from dharma teacher Ruth King.

Mushim Ikeda, contributor to BPF's The System Stinks curriculum, is launching another year of the Practice in Transformative Action (PiTA 2) yearlong program at East Bay Meditation Center! Application deadline is August 15, 2014. ​