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Mike Slott

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.
A Response to Minneapolis: A Tricycle Online Event
Tricycle magazine sponsored an on-line event entitled “A Response to Minneapolis: Courage to Act in the Face of Fear”, which featured a talk by Zen priest Seth Segall and a meditation and reflection facilitated by Linda Modaro, the guiding teacher of Sati Sangha.
Secular Buddhism and Mindfulness Based Ethical Living
Mike Slott discusses the relationship between a secular approach to the dharma and Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL).
How Secular Buddhists Can Contribute to Movements for Social Change
Mike Slott discusses the ways in which a secular approach to the dharma offers important resources to political activists.
Meet SBN’s New Board of Directors
The merger of the Secular Buddhist Association and the Secular Buddhist Network has been finalized. A new slate of officers and members of the SBN Board of Directors has been elected.
Engaged Buddhism, Modern Psychology, and the Sometimes-Impassioned Attachments to Concepts of Self
Roy Hammond analyzes the notion of self through the frameworks of modern psychology - which distinguishes healthy and unhealthy views of the self - and engaged Buddhism.
An Online Discussion of Mindful Solidarity
On January 30, at 7 pm US Eastern Time, Craig Murphy, Seth Zuihō Segall, and Karsten Struhl joined Mike Slott for a discussion around his book, Mindful Solidarity: A Secular Buddhist Democratic Socialist Dialogue. The online discussion was sponsored by the Secular Buddhist Network and Tuwhiri, a secular Buddhist publishing imprint.
John Danvers’ Dharma Roads Podcast
Since 2022, John Danvers' podcast Dharma Roads has explored in 32 episodes the wisdom and meditation methods of Zen, Buddhism and other sceptical philosophers, writers and poets.
A conversation between Mike Slott and Winton Higgins on ‘Mindful Solidarity’
In a book launch event sponsored by the Secular Buddhist Network and Tuwhiri, a secular Buddhist publishing imprint, Mike Slott and Winton Higgins discussed Mike's new book, Mindful Solidarity: A Secular Buddhist Democratic Socialist Dialogue.
Mindful Solidarity book launch event
Mike Slott will be in conversation with Winton Higgins, the Australian secular Buddhist and author of Revamp: writings on secular Buddhism, to launch Mike's book Mindful Solidarity: A Secular Buddhist Democratic Socialist Dialogue
Mindful Solidarity – an idea whose time has come?
Ramsey Margolis discusses Mindful Solidarity, a new book by Mike Slott; in the book, the author argues that there is a need to integrate mindfulness with political activism as well as the ethical values of compassion and care
Kickstarter Campaign launched for Tuwhiri’s new book – Mindful Solidarity
Tuwhiri will be publishing our next book Mindful Solidarity: A Secular Buddhist Democratic Socialist Dialogue by Mike Slott in October 2024, and launching a Kickstarter campaign for the book on 25 July
No Justice, No Peace (or Human Flourishing)
In response to Thanissaro Bhikhhu's claim that the end of suffering for each individual is more important than justice, Mike Slott argues that reducing suffering and the achievement of social justice are equally necessary and complementary processes.
The next book from Tuwhiri: Mindful Solidarity
Tuwhiri, a publishing imprint which provides educational resources for secular dharma practitioners, announces their next book, Mindful Solidarity