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Prayer for Everyone During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May all doctors, nurses, and other hospital workers have the emotional strength and physical stamina to meet the challenges they are facing every day. May all essential workers — police, firefighters, store personnel,delivery people, and more — be safe from this virus as they perform their critical services. May everyone struggling with illness from this […]
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A New Paradigm For Racial Justice and the Global Pandemic
Meeting suffering where it is – a path to freedom. Centering the lives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in our practices meets the suffering where it is and offers a path to freedom. A New Paradigm for Racial Justice and the Global Pandemic” is an offering by Marisela Gomez and Valerie Brown. We encourage […]
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Buddhists Help Get Out the Vote
In this time of great fear, it is important that we think of the long-term challenges—and possibilities—of the entire globe. Photographs of our world from space clearly show that there are no real boundaries on our blue planet. Therefore, all of us must take care of it and work to prevent climate change and other […]
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Contact Kenley Neufeld
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Dharma Teacher Directory
DRAFT PROPOSAL This page contains a list of Dharma Teachers located in North America who are available for retreats, days of mindfulness, or mentoring. Kenley Neufeld Kenley lives in Ojai, California. His dharma name is True Recollection of Joy. He received the Lamp of Wisdom in 2012. He is an educator, parent, and technologist. Some […]
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The Paradox of Globalization: An Engaged Buddhist Analysis
From an engaged Buddhist perspective, globalization involves a seeming paradox. The growth of global telecommunications systems and cheap long distance travel means that we have more opportunities than ever to learn about people distant from us. Geographers such as David Harvey speaks of globalization involving “space-time compression”—that, in practical terms, the world is becoming a […]
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Behavior & Mental Health Difficulties
The Care Taking Council (CTC) of the North American Dharma Teachers Sangha adopted a statement on behavioral and mental health difficulties in sanghas. It was initially posted here in August 2016 but wasn’t easily discoverable. Therefore, we are reposting that document in hopes that it will better serve the community. Mindful Approaches to Behavior & […]
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Teacher Student Relationships
This article came across my email recently and I think it deserves a deeper dive. Although in our tradition we don’t have student-teacher relationships like what you might see in other traditions. Nonetheless, we definitely do mentoring and a dharma teacher is always involved for new aspirants. Even as we progress on the path, we […]
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Engaged Buddhism and Businesspeople
A History Back in early 2013, a random encounter brought two strangers together that led to the Technology Leaders’ Circle Event with Thich Nhat Hanh and a small group of Silicon Valley CEOs on October 25, 2013. That event took place at the home of Salesforce founder Marc Benioff. Then in the fall of 2015, […]
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All Retreats Calendar
As a member of the Order of Interbeing, we are asked to participate in 60-days of mindfulness each year. Even though this is only about one day per week, it remains a tall order for many. One method to fulfill this requirement is to join a retreat. In the Plum Village tradition, there are dozens […]