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Introducing the Daily Life Practice Group
Marc Symons and Sharon Tobias discuss a new SBN online group that focuses on how we can bring mindfulness to our daily life activities.
BCD and IMCW to Host Virtual Town Hall on Engaged Buddhism
The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy (BCD) and Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC (IMCW) are hosting a virtual town hall — The Bodhisattva Path in Action: How Buddhism, Politics, and Social Engagement Serve Democracy — on Thursday, September 24, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET via Zoom.
RAFT to Freedom: setting out together
Cathryn Jacob and Vince Cullen discuss RAFT to Freedom, a peer-led, task-based program grounded in secular Buddhism which begins Sept. 1. It may be especially helpful to those seeking to change harmful cravings, but it is not limited to recovery.
Dharma practice is harder now
Bernat Font discusses how modern technology, including online delivery apps, have facilitated access to desired things to an unprecedented degree and thus stimulated reactive greed.
Living life on life’s terms: turning the wheel of secular dharma
Ramsey Margolis introduces a new book from the secular Buddhist publishing imprint, Tuwhiri: Living Life on Life's Terms. The co-authors are Stephen Batchelor, Martine Batchelor, and Bernat Font.
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.
Our wonky wheel: Why Buddhist practice is a response to bias
Robert M. Ellis's recent book, Bias and the Middle Way, explores how mindfulness, the Middle Way, and psychological theories can help us avoid biases which cause suffering.
The Dharmic Imperative Towards Radical, Socially Engaged Buddhism
Alexandra Cain argues that Buddhist practice should not stop at the individual but challenge the craving and greed that drives exploitative and oppressive social institutions.
The Heart Sutra from a Secular Buddhist Perspective
The Heart Sutra is renowned for its central teaching: "Form is emptiness; emptiness is form." In secular Buddhism, this statement does not describe a supernatural realm but points to the insight that all things are impermanent, contingent, and interconnected.
MBEL – Mindfulness Based Ethical Living: From Interdependence to Ethical Habits
Jochen Weber discusses a new version of the Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL) course which translates the four tasks and eightfold path into a culturally accessible, habit-based practice model.
SBN’s Daily Life Practice Group
SBN has created a new online group, called the Daily Life Practice Group. The focus of the group will be to share insights and experiences from practicing during daily life.
On Taking Sides
Mike Slott argues that Buddhists need to support movements which challenge powerful economic and political elites.
Post Traumatic Growth from a Secular Buddhist Perspective: Things Get a Bit Better
Jourdan Arenson explains how a secular Buddhist perspective offers a realistic approach to dealing with grief.
The Judge in the Room (and why it is important)
Jeffrey Fracher encourages practitioners to embrace a morality based on mindfulness, compassion, and the Middle Way between rigid absolutism and nihilism.
Introducing “Exploring Secularism”
SBN has created a new online group, Exploring Secularism, to explore the meanings of secularity and secularism in our contemporary society.
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