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CONNECTING SECULAR BUDDHISTS WORLDWIDE

SECULAR BUDDHISM

Essential elements & key ideas of secular dharma

DEBATE & DIALOGUE

Fostering debate and dialogue among practitioners

GROUPS & SANGHAS

Connect with secular Buddhists worldwide

COURSES & RETREATS

Explore secular dharma through courses & retreats

MEDITATION

Different ways to meditate from a secular perspective

SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

Creating a culture of awakening

CREATING COMMUNITY

Starting & sustaining secular Buddhist sanghas

BOOKS & TALKS

Books, articles & talks on secular Buddhism

Exploring a secular dharma: SBN’s online course

By SBN Editor

Registrations are now open for SBN’s free online course on exploring a secular dharma. Participants in the course will go through the course modules, discuss the topics in each module with each other, and meet on Zoom every two weeks with the instructors for the course.

An interview with Nelly Kaufer and Linda Modaro on Reflective Meditation

By SBN Editor

In an interview with SBN, Nelly Kaufer and Linda Modaro discussed dharma teaching, their reflective meditation approach, and their new book, Reflective Meditation: Cultivating Kindness and Curiosity in the Buddha’s Company.

Secular monks?

By Dennis SengTing Oliver

Dennis SengTing Oliver, a secular monk in the Centre for Pragmatic Buddhism in Scotland, offers a balanced assessment of the reasons for and against having secular monks within the Buddhist community.

THE NETWORK

Six ways to connect with SBN

MEDITATION GROUPS

The Secular Buddhist Network sponsors online meditation groups for secular Buddhists and those interested in a secular approach to the dharma.

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DISCUSSION GROUP

Our online discussion group meets the third Thursday of each month on Zoom to discuss aspects of a secular approach to the dharma. Join us.

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SBN’S ONLINE COURSE

SBN is offering a free online course exploring the key ideas and practices of secular Buddhism, an important trend that has emerged in western Buddhism in recent years.

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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Our e-newsletter, Rethinking the Dharma/Reimagining Community, goes out monthly with articles, news, courses, book reviews, and information.

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READING GROUP

SBN’s Reading Group meets the first Thursday of each month and focuses on topics related to mindfulness, secular dharma and various forms of Buddhism.

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AGING AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

The Aging as a Spritiual Practice Group meets the last Monday of each month to explore the aging process within a Secular Buddhist frame.

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An introduction to secular Buddhism

SBN Editor

Our diverse paths to secular Buddhism

SBN Editor

Secular Buddhist Network’s Calendar of Meetings and Courses

SBN Editor

Tuwhiri: a secular Buddhist publishing imprint

Ramsey Margolis

Upcoming courses and retreats for secular Buddhists

SBN Editor

A secular approach to practicing meditation

SBN Editor

Ongoing meetings of secular Buddhist groups and sanghas

SBN Editor

Three marks of existence, or three factors of human experience?

Mike Slott

SOME OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS

LINDA MODARO

BERNAT FONT

STEPHEN BATCHELOR

LORNA EDWARDS

MARTINE BATCHELOR

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