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CONNECTING SECULAR BUDDHISTS WORLDWIDE

Learn About Secular Buddhism

Deepen Your Practice

Build Community and Create Change

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Mindfulness-Based Ethical Living (MBEL): A Pilot Course and a Budding Community

By Carmel Shalev and Ayda Duroux

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Carmel Shalev and Ayda Duroux, the co-facilitators of a new course on Mindfulness-Based Ethical Living (MBEL), discuss the content of the course and what participants learned.
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A Secular Practitioner’s Notes on MBEL

By Anne-Laure Brousseau

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Anne-Laure Brousseau discusses her experiences as a participant in a new course on Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL).
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Requisites

By Ramya Jirasinghe

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In the context of our global ecological crisis, Ramya Jirasinghe's book of poems, Requisites, explores the eight requisites that the Buddha stipulated as the only essential possessions for monastics.
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THE NETWORK

Eight ways to connect with SBN

MEDITATION GROUPS

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SBN sponsors two online meditation groups on Sunday for secular Buddhist meditators.

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DISCUSSION GROUP

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Our online discussion group meets the third Thursday of each month to discuss different aspects of a secular dharma.

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SBN'S ONLINE COURSE

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SBN offers a free online course exploring the key ideas and practices of secular Buddhism.

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AGING GROUP

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This online group meets the second and last Monday of every month to explore how to respond skillfully to the process of aging.

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LOOKING FOR A SANGHA?

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SBN has a private listing you can join to meet others and form a sangha in your local area or in a region.

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READING GROUPS

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SBN sponsors two reading groups which focus on topics related to secular Buddhism & mindfulness, and their application to daily life.

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SECULAR DHARMA & POLITICAL ACTIVISM

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This group meets online the first Friday of each month to explore how secular Buddhists can be politically engaged.

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SECULAR BUDDHIST ZEN PUB

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A Saturday morning weekly zoom that is easy to drop in on and which will reward you with dharma insights and friendships.

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FEATURED POSTS & MEETINGS

Insights: Exploring Secular Dharma #75 December 2025
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A core concept of secular Buddhism: the four tasks
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The origin of secular Buddhism
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An introduction to secular Buddhism
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What are the core elements of a secular approach to the dharma?
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What kind of Buddhist are you?
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Three marks of existence, or three factors of human experience?
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SOME OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS

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LINDA MODARO
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BERNAT FONT
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STEPHEN BATCHELOR
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LORNA EDWARDS
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MARTINE BATCHELOR
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