Engaged-Buddhism

Buddhism without social action is not complete Buddhism.

Compassion without wisdom is blind; wisdom without compassion is cold.

Consumerism is the new religion of the modern world, and it's destroying both people and planet.

Consumerism is the new religion of the modern world, and it’s destroying both people and planet.

Inner peace and outer peace are inseparable.

The forest does not belong to us; we belong to the forest.

The root of violence is not anger or hatred, but ignorance and greed.

True development must be development of the people, by the people, for the people, and with the p...

True development must be development of the people, by the people, for the people, and with the people.

We cannot overcome the ecological crisis without dealing with the crisis of the human heart.

We must learn to be content with enough, not constantly wanting more.

We need to rediscover the wisdom of traditional societies that lived in harmony with nature.

Profile: Sulak Sivaraksa

Sulak Sivaraksa is Thailand’s most prominent Buddhist social critic and one of the founders of the international Engaged Buddhism movement. For over five decades, he has articulated a Buddhist …

Profile: Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022) was a Vietnamese Zen master, poet, and peace activist whose teachings on “Interbeing” examined the interconnectedness of all phenomena. His development of …