Personal reflections; words directly from kia'i (guardians, protectors, caretakers); and 8 actions you can take today.

Sabbatical is a time to Be, but it has elements of Blocking and Building woven in, too.

As healers and social activists living in a time of great violence and oppression, it can be so easy to become lost in the news of the latest injustice. So easy to be consumed by the effort just to survive, and to help our communities to survive amidst so many very real threats against us. So easy to forget that the love and power of the ancestors is alive and well, blooming in every single breath each of us takes.

Lead to Life's MLK Day ceremony melted real guns in a 3,000-degree furnace spewing fire — honoring victims of gun violence, and alchemizing anti-Blackness in a people's healing. Here's one small way that BPFers helped support organizers' undivided attention.

With national and Buddhist community tension high over sexual violence, how can dharma and meditation teachers avoid further harm in their communities? Listen to the needs of sexual assault survivors!

Buddhist wisdom teaches us about the truth of impermanence — and that we will one day be separated from those we love. But this doesn't mean we stay silent in the face of state violence, and forced separation of immigrant families. Find out 5 types of action you can take to help.

Dear Supervisor: Buddhist to Buddhist, can we talk?

In memory of B.A., a great water protector. Yi Ling writes about their shared island ocean connections and invaluable lessons working alongside him at the medic tent at Standing Rock