Bringing hope to the poorest and most vulnerable

The compassion and wisdom of social enagement

Facing down injustice

On the question of Buddhist detachment

Transforming lives in rural Myanmar

Learning from the past and anticipating the future, while living in the now

Remembering an icon of our times

Editor’s note: David Brazier is a Buddhist teacher, writer, and psychotherapist. He is President at Instituto Terapia Zen Internacional in Spain and the head of the Amida Order in the United Kingdom.

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