Bringing together the deep streams of Buddhist wisdom and organizing for social change, it is our honor to offer awards of $2,000 to 7 activists influenced by Buddhism.

What do the Three Jewels of refuge look like in today's political world, as people become more desperate for safety?

BPF Board member Funie Hsu's latest article on white domination in Western dharma has generated a flurry of defensiveness, as well as some powerful support. Read for yourself, share your thoughts, and see what heartfelt conversations on racial justice and liberation might look like.

What is refuge?Where and when do we encounter refuge?Who or what creates space for refuge?

What do you want to Block? What do you want to Build? And what do you want to Be? For a limited time, give to the BPF campaign and receive lovely perks for your donation.

BPF heads to Mid City Zen Center for our first 2-day Dharma & Direct Action training in New Orleans.

Authors of the recently-gone-viral diatribe "Corporate Mindfulness Is Bullshit" examine whiteness in the Mindfulness movement. How does whiteness inform the common question, "Was the Buddha really Buddhist?"

Without radical change, we are on course to a terrifying future of extreme weather events, mass refugee crises, serial species extinctions, and the likely loss of human civilization. Time To Stand Up: An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth encourages Buddhists to join with other faith groups and activists to reverse the causes of catastrophic climate change. We can’t bring about the changes needed on our own, or as small groups; instead, to ensure a sustainable world for future generations, there has to be massive mobilization to pressure political and social systems in order to catalyze energy, economic, and social revolution.

Join us for a weekend NYC intensive on Dharma & Direct Action, building concrete skills for compassionate confrontation. In a world tormented by racism, sexism, climate disasters, economic oppression, and more — learn how to develop inspiring responses guided by spiritual wisdom, political awareness, and a bodhisattva's vow for collective liberation.

Stefani Cox: At its heart, the problem with police violence goes down to the root of psychology and the base of our human compassion for one another. Nothing we do on the surface alone will end racism; we need to also get at those human roots. Practicing lovingkindness meditation is a good place to start.

Life for an activist would be boring indeed if all we ever did was shout, protest, fume, and fulminate. At BPF we embrace anger, yes, but also agency. The power to build and cultivate the things we want to see in the world.

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."—His Holiness the Dalai Lama

We are always practicing something, whether we are conscious of it or not. By becoming conscious of what we practice and intentionally choosing to practice something new, we can transform ourselves and our world.

Sometimes wise action means blocking the doors to a police weapons expo. Support Buddhists learning dharma wisdom and nonviolent action tools for social justice.

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.