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Insights: Exploring Secular Dharma #79 April 2026
Welcome to our April 2026 newsletter. This month we feature: articles by John Danvers, Ramsey Margolis, and Noah Rasheta; a podcast discussion between Dave Smith and Mike Slott on secular Buddhism; upcoming SBN events; and news from Tuwhiri, the secular Buddhist publishing imprint.
Dave Smith’s interview with Mike Slott on Secular Buddhism & SBN
Dave Smith discussed the current status of secular Buddhism, the notions of secularity and spirituality, and the development of the Secular Buddhist Network with SBN Editor Mike Slott.
Exploring a Secular Dharma: SBN’s Online Course
SBN's free online course on explores key concepts a secular dharma. Participants in the course will go through the five course modules, discuss the topics in each module with each other, and meet on Zoom every week with the instructor for the course.
Insights: Exploring Secular Dharma #78 March 2026
Welcome to our March 2026 newsletter. This month we feature articles by Bernat Font and Mike Slott, an interview with John Clinton Bradley on his journey to secular Buddhism, and a Substack publication which connects science and human flourishing.
A practitioner’s journey to secular Buddhism: John
John Clinton Bradley moved away from a conservative form of Christianity to embrace a combination of humanistic Christianity and secular Buddhism.
Insights: Exploring Secular Dharma #77 February 2026
Welcome to our February 2026 newsletter. This month we feature articles by Jan Bover and Ramsey Margolis, an interview with Stephen Batchelor, and news from SBN.
Dave Smith’s Course on Essential Dharma
Dave Smith is offering a 3-month practice and study program which will focus on the 32 dimensions of awakening that appear in the early Buddhist Pali tradition, the Theravada Abhidarma, and later schools of Buddhism alike.
Ezra Klein Interviews Stephen Batchelor on “What is this?”
Ezra Klein, a New York Times columnist, interviewed Stephen Batchelor. They discussed the Seon Buddhist meditation practice of What is this? and Batchelor's reframing of the Four Noble Truths as four tasks.
Insights: Exploring Secular Dharma #76 January 2026
Welcome to our January 2026 newsletter. This month we feature articles by Anne-Laure Brousseau, Ayda Duroux, Ramya Jirasinghe, Ramsey Margolis, and Carmel Shalev. We also ask for your input about this newsletter and encourage a donation to SBN.
Insights: Exploring Secular Dharma #74 November 2025
Welcome to our November 2025 newsletter.
This month we feature articles by Stephen Batchelor, Kathryn Koehl, and Karsten Struhl. We also highlight Ted Meissner's 2018 interview with Bhikkhu Bodhi on Buddhist Global Relief.
Insights: Exploring Secular Dharma #73 October 2025
Welcome to our October 2025 newsletter. This month we feature articles by Vince Cavuoto, Tom Cummings, Nan DiBello, Robert M. Ellis, Linda Modaro, Mike Slott, Karsten Struhl, and Sharon Tobias. We also highlight Ted Meissner's 2018 interview with Bernat Font on the topic of secular mindfulness and Buddhism.
Insights: Exploring Secular Dharma #72 September 2025
Welcome to our September 2025 newsletter. This month we feature articles by Piero Falci, Caspar Harris, Lenorë Lambert, Kenneth Leong, and Marc Symons. We also highlight Ted Meissner's 2024 interview with Shaila Catherine about her book, Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind.
A core concept of secular Buddhism: the four tasks
The core teachings and insights of Gotama are not ‘truths’ to be believed but a ‘fourfold’ task to help us live our lives in a mindful and compassionate way.
The origin of secular Buddhism
The emergence of secular Buddhism in the west is part of the secularization that has been developing since before the Renaissance. Secular Buddhism represents the attempt to continue the process of rooting the dharma in modern western culture where the earlier non-monastic insight movement left off.
An introduction to secular Buddhism
For those who are curious about or interested in secular Buddhism and want to learn about this relatively new trend within Buddhism, this article will provide a helpful starting point for exploring a secular approach to the dharma.
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