Introduction to Socially Engaged Buddhism
Socially engaged Buddhism (SEB) is Buddhism that is engaged with the social, political, economic, and material conditions of suffering and liberation. If you’re a new meditator interested in Buddhism and social activism, this may be a helpful introduction to what “engaged Buddhism” is. If you’re a long-time practitioner, but want to experience a more academic workshop on engaged Buddhism as a movement, this also may be of interest to you.
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
The history, theory, and forms of socially engaged Buddhism (SEB)
Whether SEB is heresy or a valid translation of the dharma
Three leaders of SEB as it originated in 20th century Asia:
B.R. Ambedkar and Dalit liberation
Thích Nhất Hạnh and the Diem Regime
Master Cheng Yen and the Tzu Chi Foundation
How SEB has manifested in the West
How SEB practice can support radical political organizing
This workshop is approximately 60-mins in length and encompasses both lecture and discussion components.
Socially engaged Buddhism (SEB) is Buddhism that is engaged with the social, political, economic, and material conditions of suffering and liberation. If you’re a new meditator interested in Buddhism and social activism, this may be a helpful introduction to what “engaged Buddhism” is. If you’re a long-time practitioner, but want to experience a more academic workshop on engaged Buddhism as a movement, this also may be of interest to you.
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
The history, theory, and forms of socially engaged Buddhism (SEB)
Whether SEB is heresy or a valid translation of the dharma
Three leaders of SEB as it originated in 20th century Asia:
B.R. Ambedkar and Dalit liberation
Thích Nhất Hạnh and the Diem Regime
Master Cheng Yen and the Tzu Chi Foundation
How SEB has manifested in the West
How SEB practice can support radical political organizing
This workshop is approximately 60-mins in length and encompasses both lecture and discussion components.
Socially engaged Buddhism (SEB) is Buddhism that is engaged with the social, political, economic, and material conditions of suffering and liberation. If you’re a new meditator interested in Buddhism and social activism, this may be a helpful introduction to what “engaged Buddhism” is. If you’re a long-time practitioner, but want to experience a more academic workshop on engaged Buddhism as a movement, this also may be of interest to you.
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
The history, theory, and forms of socially engaged Buddhism (SEB)
Whether SEB is heresy or a valid translation of the dharma
Three leaders of SEB as it originated in 20th century Asia:
B.R. Ambedkar and Dalit liberation
Thích Nhất Hạnh and the Diem Regime
Master Cheng Yen and the Tzu Chi Foundation
How SEB has manifested in the West
How SEB practice can support radical political organizing
This workshop is approximately 60-mins in length and encompasses both lecture and discussion components.