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  • Upcoming courses and retreats of interest to secular Buddhist practitioners
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  • New articles to the website regarding the key ideas of secular Buddhism, meditation, starting a sangha, and social/political engagement.
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PUBLISHED NEWSLETTERS

Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #47 August 2023
Welcome to our August 2023 newsletter. This month we highlight new articles by Tom Cummings, Ira Rifkin, and Cedar Thokme. In addition, we have an interview with Dave Smith about his new MBEL program and announce the opening of the registration period for our Fall 2023 course on secular Buddhism.

Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #46 July 2023
Welcome to our July 2023 newsletter. This month we highlight new articles by Colette Descent and Keith Jackson, and provide an update on the development of a Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL) course based in the secular dharma.

Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #45 June 2023
Welcome to our June 2023 newsletter. This month we highlight new articles by Pedro Bellora, Katya de Kadt, Colette Descent, and Caspar Harris,  as well as a practitioner's account of his journey to secular Buddhism.

Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #44 May 2023
Welcome to our May 2023 newsletter. This month we highlight new articles by Kirk Mason and Mike Slott,  a practitioner's account of his journey to secular Buddhism, and a workshop by Dave Smith on mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths.

Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #43 April 2023
Welcome to our April 2023 newsletter. This month we highlight an interview with Stephen Batchelor on Mindfulness Based Ethical Living, a new article by Bhikkhu Santi, a practitioner's account of her journey to secular Buddhism,  and an upcoming secular dharma retreat with Stephen Batchelor, Winton Higgins, and Lenorë Lambert.