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LAM Yuen Ching examines what it means to receive training in Thich Nhat Hanh's interpretation of the five precepts of Buddhist practice.

Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Five Mindfulness Trainings, Part 3 - Buddhistdoor Global

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@buddhistdoor@mastodon.social · yesterday

BDG News: Buddhist Monks Complete Historic Walk for Peace to Washington, DC

🔗 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr37jsu6

The monks' 108-day journey ended with interfaith ceremonies at the Washington National Cathedral and a planned gathering at the Lincoln Memorial

Buddhist Monks Complete Historic Walk for Peace to Washington, DC - Buddhistdoor Global

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 3 days ago

Nov 6, 2025: Members of the Buddhist Church of San Francisco Engaged Buddhism group participated in the
San Francisco Faith in Action prayer vigil and procession for immigrants' rights and protection.

Four people of various ages and ethnicities face the camera. Two are wearing Buddhist vestments, including a minister in a black robe. Two hold signs. One reads "Compassion is a verb" The other says "Sanctuary" and includes language about protecting families. The photo is from the December 2025 Light of Dharma.

#Buddhism #California #BuddhistArt #BuddhistTemple #Compassion #EngagedBuddhism #JapaneseAmerican #Pasadena #Healing

@buddhistdoor@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

Buddhistdoor News: Pasadena Buddhist Temple Commissions Fire-Displaced Artist to Lead Community Healing Mural

🔗 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yru4nfmf

Pasadena Buddhist Temple, a member of the Buddhist Churches of America, has launched a participatory mural for those affected by last year's massive Eaton Fire in southern California

Pasadena Buddhist Temple Commissions Fire-Displaced Artist to Lead Community Healing Mural - Buddhistdoor Global

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 7 days ago

Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani, bishop of the Hawaiian Nishi Hongwanji Pure Land temples, issues a statement on ICE's violence in Minnesota.

https://hongwanjihawaii.com/messages/awakening-to-compassion-in-turbulent-times/

Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii

Awakening to Compassion in Turbulent Times

Message from the Bishop: “Awakening to Compassion in Turbulent Times” Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani February 2, 2026 Dear Dharma Friends, Today, I write to you with a heavy heart. Mourning the tragic events in Minnesota caused by state-sanctioned violence and fear, I grieve the lives lost and the

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · last week

"What we call the Pure Land has to be a vision of complete freedom for all beings–there is no justification for placing anyone in a cell, camp or corral, not in the U.S. or anywhere else."

Jodo Shinshu minister Rev. Patti Nakai reflects on her ongoing study class and current events

https://windycityjodoshinshu.blogspot.com/2026/02/study-group-january-2026-session.html

Study Group January 2026 Session

On January 25 we started our reading and discussion of “Notes on the Inscriptions on Sacred Scrolls” ( Songō shinzō mei...

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@buddhistdoor@mastodon.social · last week

BDG News: Buddhist Monks on 100th Day of Walk for Peace Across the US Reach Richmond, Virginia

🔗 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3ke7rffn

Local and state leaders welcomed the monks and emphasized peace as a daily practice

Buddhist Monks on 100th Day of Walk for Peace Across the US Reach Richmond, Virginia - Buddhistdoor Global

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@buddhistdoor@mastodon.social · last week

✨ Hurt comes from hurt ✨

🪷 Engaged wisdom from Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) 🪷

💛 Where can you meet suffering with compassion today? 💛

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@buddhistdoor@mastodon.social · last week

🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) 🪷

✨ When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending. — Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) ✨

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 2 weeks ago

The Midwest Buddhist Temple Homeless Project members were at it again yesterday, making sandwich bags for delivery to unhoused people around Chicago

Several people stand in front of sandwich-making stations in the kitchen at Midwest Buddhist Temple. Photo is from the temple's Facebook page.

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 2 weeks ago

"The Nembutsu moves us to work for the good of the community and the world--for social justice, world peace, inter-religious harmony and cooperation--for any cause that brings happiness to humankind."
-Rev. Kenryu Tsuji