If you missed the premiere of the new podcast New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism, you can watch it on our YouTube channel. @sethzuihosegall.com is the guest. youtu.be/z3ptgpuEbmY

BDG news: Buddhist Coalition for Democracy Launches Interview Series on Engaged Buddhism 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/ss2twksv #Buddhism #EngagedBuddhism #Activism #Democracy #Politics #USA #AmericanBuddhism #SocialJustice

Coming up on Tuesday- Zen Peacemakers event spotlighting BCD, interviews with @sethzuihosegall.com and @blackirishbuddha.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/zenpeace...

In my September 2025 Highlights column for the Mindfulness Research Monthly: 1) 2) A mindfulness-based treatment improves quality of life for children with epilepsy, 2) How many meditation hours does one have to practice before stable and meaningful changes in wellbeing occur? #mindfulness

For members who want to engage in a process of mindful reflection together, BCD now offers a Mindful Town Hall on the third Wednesday of every month, from 7 to 8:30 pm EST. It is an opportunity to reflect on our internal responses, and to discover meaning through shared presence. lu.ma/1456sae6

My Labor Day protest sign.

A frightening but essential read. And, as Robert Hubbell (and others keep repeating), it's up to us to push back. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

My New Buddhist Coalition for Democracy Substack article

🚨New Substack: buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.substack.com/p/a-tyrant-i...

My newest Substack post for the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy: ICE continues to run amok...

In my August 2025 MRM column: 1) IMBT induces more changes to serum metabolites than does progressive muscle relaxation, and 2) MBCT reduces distress and increases deep sleep more than treatment-as-usual in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. #mindfulness

My latest Substack post for the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy

Latest newsletter- a reminder about our Mindful Town Hall this Wednesday. Please use link contained to register. See you there! conta.cc/3ITgGsl

The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...

BDG news: China’s Shaolin Temple Abbot Removed from Office Amid Embezzlement and Misconduct Allegations 🔗 Read more at BDG: tinyurl.com/mrxzwwjc #Buddhism #China #Shaolin #Corruption #Crime #BuddhistMonk #Misconduct

New Substack article! 🚨 buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.substack.com/p/how-buddhi... How Buddhist Values, Practices, and Insights Contribute to the Movement for Democracy and Justice

An invitation from Serge, who will be moderating our Mindful Town Hall on August 6th. Link to sign up: lu.ma/m04j962h

New Substack article! How well do you know your constitutional rights? buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.substack.com/p/the-consti...

buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org will hold a virtual Mindful Town Hall on Wed, Aug 6, from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT. Attendees will be able to "speak mindfully and personally about how they’re experiencing and responding to this fraught political moment." Register for free at: lu.ma/m04j962h?tk=....

A new post from Amaury Cruz in the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy Substack #immigrantrights

Joanna Macy is an ancestor now. What a gift it has been for us to have her on the planet these past 96 years. May we carry her legacy onward, ever loving the Earth and all her creatures. #buddhism #deepecology #workthatreconnects

The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy supports the Apache people in their effort to protect their sacred territory of Oak Flat from copper mining interests. On July 19th at 2:00 PM EST there will be a multi-faith on-line prayer circle in support. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🚨New Substack article! buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.substack.com/p/compassion...

In the July Mindfulness Research Monthly: Mindfulness & Tai Chi/Qigong both improve cancer patient mood whether patients are assigned to their preferred treatment or randomized, and 2) mindfulness alters serotonergic and dopaminergic functional connectivity in chronic migraine patients. #mindfulness

BDG news: Buddhist Leader in Russia Sentenced to Eight Years for Anti-War Post, Citing Religious Convictions 🔗 Read more at BDG: tinyurl.com/5fej49j6 #Buddhism #Russia #Oppression #UK #Ukraine #Zen #BuddhistPractice #EngagedBuddhism

BCD Statement on the "Big Bad Bill" Cruelty Codified: The Dharma Betrayed The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy expresses profound dismay at the passage of the incongruously-called One Big Beautiful Bill, viewing it as an ugly historic betrayal of the vulnerable and… Read more: conta.cc/4nDLkpj

New in the Existential Buddhist:

New in the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy’s Substack: Amaury Cruz on Alligator Alcatraz…

Is the Trump administration setting Zohran Mamdani up to become an American Alexei Navalny? Will be be abducted by ICE or be the victim of a right-wing assassination attempt? NY Governor Kathy Hochul should provide him with around the clock protection ASAP!

New in the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy Substack Newsletter —another brilliant analysis from Amaury Cruz

My fellow liberals are criticizing Trump's decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites too quickly. Only time will tell if it was strategically wise or foolish, and whether it was successful in terms of its limited aims or opened the door to unintended consequences. Broken clocks are right twice a day.

My new article for the Buddhist Coalition Democracy's Substack.

Reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's newest novel Dream Count and loving every page of it...

Religious leaders spoke at the Philadelphia No Kings protest. And the article mentions Buddhist Coalition for Democracy. religionnews.com/2025/06/14/a...

Buddhist Coalition for Democracy at the No Kings Day demonstration in Mamaroneck, NY.

We are in the news! One of our founders, @sethzuihosegall.com urges non-violent protests. apnews.com/article/fait...

BREAKING: Judge says Mahmoud Khalil cannot be detained or deported based on Rubio’s determination. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

New in mindfulness studies: 1) Videoconferenced MBSR is non-inferior to in-person MBSR for general anxiety and panic disorder but not for social phobia, and 2) adding MBCT after 12 sessions of individual therapy improves unremitted depressive symptoms better than treatment-as-usual #mindfulness

Crowds at the LA Football Club chanting Fuck ICE! Music to my ears!

The second edition of the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy's Substack Newsletter is just out! buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.substack.com/p/when-democ...

Have you read our Call to Action? Check it out, and if you feel so moved, email us to add your name. You can also sign up for our newsletter here. Link below and in bio. www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/call-to-acti...

Stephen Miller Yells at ICE Agents About New Order to Ramp Up Arrests newrepublic.com/post/195787/... via @newrepublic.com

new cartoon in ye olde phone friendly format tinyview.com/this-modern-...

The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy's first Substack publication is an in-depth legal analysis of what it means to be a U.S. Citizen and the Constitutional issues around Birthright Citizenship by attorney Amaury Cruz buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.substack.com/p/what-it-me...

The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy is now on Bluesky @buddhistcoalition.bsky.social

Buddhism teaches everything is impermanent. There is no going back to the status quo ante. There is only going forward in a new kind of way. It is up to each of us, individually and collectively, to see that compassion, reason, and humaneness are part of whatever future emerges.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Mamaroneck” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy has joined with other religious groups in an amicus curiae brief on behalf of freeing Mahmoud Khalil from detention. According to U.S. law, all U.S. residents enjoy the right to free speech—even speech others may disagree with.