Compassion's COMPASS, Module 9, Activation
#engagedbuddhism #meditation #compassion #buddhism
After seeing off a bid to explore near the Bodhinyana monastery, the forest monks are encouraging others to ‘keep the pressure on’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/20/forest-monks-western-australia-wa-towns-minerals-exploration-in-vulnerable-jarrah-forests #Bodhinyana #Theravada #Forest #monks #Bhikkhus #Buddhist #monastery #Australia #mining #EngagedBuddhism #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
#bodhinyana #theravada #forest #monks #bhikkhus #buddhist #monastery #australia #mining #engagedbuddhism #climatecrisis #climateaction
Understanding & Healing Depression: A Buddhist Perspective with Jac Dufresne
In this powerful talk Jac speaks on the everyday cyclical depression the vast majority of us experience within samsara. They explore the causes of this up and down depression and various antidotes we can apply.
#engagedbuddhism #mentalhealth #Depression #buddhism
The Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple booth at Pride 2023!
#jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #lgbt #lgbtq #pride
#pride #lgbtq #LGBT #engagedbuddhism #buddhist #buddhism #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu
Jodo Shinshu ministers Revs. Ron Kobata, Ron Miyamura, and Patti Nakai, along with Alan Senauke, Dawn Haney, and other Buddhist Peace Fellowship members, carry a banner in the 2015 interfaith march and rally for action on climate change in Rome.
#jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #climatechange
#ClimateChange #engagedbuddhism #buddhist #buddhism #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu
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kindness is love in action.
where there is cruelty may we choose to embody kindness in our words and actions, reminding the world that there is love, there are those who continue to choose love, who choose to practice kindness.
may hearts open and wisdom arise.
~j
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#kindness #love #OpenHeart #path #practice #EngagedBuddhism #JinpaLhaga #KeanuReevesQuote
#kindness #love #openheart #path #practice #engagedbuddhism #jinpalhaga #keanureevesquote
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"Touch the earth, love the earth, honor the earth: her plains, valleys, hills and seas; rest your spirits in her solitary places."
~ Henry Beston
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#earth #nature #healing #rest #beauty #life #OpenHeart #path #practice #EngagedBuddhism #HenryBestonQuote #JMWart #JinpaLhaga #EarthArt #enso #BuddhistArt #art
#earth #nature #healing #rest #beauty #life #openheart #path #practice #engagedbuddhism #henrybestonquote #jmwart #jinpalhaga #earthart #ENSO #buddhistart #art
"Socially Engaged Buddhism: Jodo Shinshu Perspective"
With Dr. Mitsuya Dake and Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara
#Buddhism #Buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #EngagedBuddhism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcVA4fVapKI&ab_channel=BCA%3ACenterforBuddhistEducation
#engagedbuddhism #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu #buddhist #buddhism
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“The whole cosmos has come together in order to help you to manifest. In you, the whole cosmos can be found."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
https://themettagarden.com/2023/07/06/you-are-the-cosmos-you-are-love/
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#cosmos #life #love #BeYou #sacred #luminous #vast #OpenHeart #EngagedBuddhism #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #BuddhistArt #Buddha #BuddhaArt #ContemplativeArt #art
#cosmos #life #love #beyou #sacred #luminous #vast #openheart #engagedbuddhism #path #practice #jinpalhaga #jmwart #buddhistart #buddha #buddhaart #contemplativeart #art
"Sangha of Boundless Life"
In this book excerpt presented by Lion's Roar, Jeff Wilson explores the roles of community, environmentalism, and solidarity with others in the Pure Land Buddhist tradition.
#Buddhism #Buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #environment #ClimateChange
#ClimateChange #Environment #engagedbuddhism #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu #buddhist #buddhism
The First Buddhist Same-Sex Marriage
#Buddhist #Buddhism #LGBTQ #Pride #engagedbuddhism #JodoShinshu #ShinBuddhism
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thereligioushistorynerd/2023/06/the-first-buddhist-same-sex-wedding/
#shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu #engagedbuddhism #pride #lgbtq #buddhism #buddhist
#Pride flag at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin in Honolulu. The Jodo Shinshu #Buddhist temple was established in 1899. It now sits on land granted to the temple by Native Hawaiian Buddhist Mary Foster in 1906. The temple is the headquarters of Hawaii's largest non-Christian denomination. They officially petitioned the legislature to support same-sex marriage in 2010 and hold regular #LGBTQ awareness and support workshops.
#JodoShinshu #ShinBuddhism #engagedbuddhism #buddhism
#buddhism #engagedbuddhism #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu #lgbtq #buddhist #pride
On Sunday members of the Buddhist Church of San Francisco participated in the Progressive Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at the Japantown Peace Plaza. Temple minister Rev. Elaine Donlin spoke and provided a Buddhist blessing as part of the ceremony.
#JodoShinshu #ShinBuddhism #Buddhist #engagedbuddhism #LGBTQ #Buddhism #Pride
#pride #buddhism #lgbtq #engagedbuddhism #buddhist #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu
White River Buddhist Temple is proud of its diverse sangha, and strives to embody Amida Buddha's universal embrace of all people, just as they are.
#JodoShinshu #ShinBuddhism #Buddhist #engagedbuddhism #LGBTQ #Buddhism #Pride
#pride #buddhism #lgbtq #engagedbuddhism #buddhist #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu
8) " ‘All Beings Are Equally Embraced By Amida Buddha’: Jodo Shinshu Buddhism and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States”
Journal article that documented the first known Buddhist same-sex marriages.
#JodoShinshu #ShinBuddhism #Buddhist #engagedbuddhism #LGBTQ #Buddhism #Pride
#pride #buddhism #lgbtq #engagedbuddhism #buddhist #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu
7) “Berkeley Buddhist Temple 2022 Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial Service”
90-minute recording of annual Transgender memorial service. Excellent example of community ritual around LGBTQ+ needs.
#JodoShinshu #ShinBuddhism #Buddhist #engagedbuddhism #LGBTQ #Buddhism #Pride
#pride #buddhism #lgbtq #engagedbuddhism #buddhist #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu
6) “Face to Face: Queer Dharma”
90-minute record of 2021 Young Buddhist Editorial panel of queer Buddhists (three out of four of whom are young Shin Buddhists; doesn't include the session's breakout room discussions)
#JodoShinshu #ShinBuddhism #Buddhist #engagedbuddhism #LGBTQ #Buddhism #Pride
#pride #buddhism #lgbtq #engagedbuddhism #buddhist #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu
5) “Buddhism and Same-Gender Marriage”
Milestone 2013 pamphlet on the topic
#JodoShinshu #ShinBuddhism #Buddhist #engagedbuddhism #LGBTQ #Buddhism #Pride
https://www.nishihongwanji-la.org/buddha-dharma/buddhism/same-gender-marriage/
#pride #buddhism #lgbtq #engagedbuddhism #buddhist #shinbuddhism #JodoShinshu