Engaged Buddhism

Bringing Buddhist practice to daily life; engaging in compassionate action.

• Sacred Earth Program: BuddhaFest, June 16

  Editor posted on Jun 03 2012
  

  “Sacred Earth: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet” explores the practice of mindfulness as a means for helping each of us individually, and for helping us to preserve life on Earth. It takes place at BuddhaFest... Read more
  Posted in: Announcements, Engaged Buddhism, Green Sangha

• Gathering Merit: A Trip To Burma

  Vicki Goodman posted on Jun 03 2012
  

  Being on a spiritual pilgrimage we donned the brown sashes that signified us as such and made our way to an ancient temple and cleaned it of it’s accumulated sand and termite piles... Read more
  Posted in: Announcements, Engaged Buddhism

• Integrating Mindfulness into the Schools

  Editor posted on Apr 28 2012

  Over the past decade, training in mindfulness—the intentional cultivation of moment-by-moment non-judgmental focused attention and awareness—has spread from its initial western applications in medicine to other fields, including education....

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  Posted in: Announcements, Falling Petals, Engaged Buddhism

• IMCW's Prison Dharma Program Enters DC Dept. of Corrections

  posted on Apr 16 2012

  Volunteers from IMCW's prison dharma program, Insight on the Inside will begin teaching meditation at the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DCDC). IMCW is pleased that the IOI program, begun in 2009 through the Good Works initiative, is continuing to expand....

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  Posted in: Announcements, Engaged Buddhism

• Bringing Mindfulness to Schools in our Region

  Hugh Byrne posted on Mar 08 2012
  

  If the profound teachings and practices of mindfulness are to address the great social suffering of our society and world, and help us live with greater wisdom and compassion, there is probably no more important area to put attention than bringing the practices of mindfulness and compassion into our schools.... Read more
  Posted in: Announcements, Engaged Buddhism

• Hosting a Buddhist Monk: Opening to Human Connection

  Editor posted on Jul 27 2011

  ... I had been given the Buddhist name, Shenpen Lhamo or Goddess of Helping Others, by Thrangu Rinpoche, a familiar monk to our pending house guest.

  One day I had a call from someone I could not understand. I thought it must either be a possible client (I am retired) or a sales person, both common occurrences. I ultimately said, “I am very sorry but I am afraid you have the wrong number and hung up. A few minutes later I discovered it was my Monk! Next time he called he said, “I thought you were the Goddess of Helping Others!” “I have much to learn,” I replied....

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  Posted in: Falling Petals, Engaged Buddhism

• Loving the Earth

  Editor posted on Nov 08 2010
  

  This article begins to discuss IMCW's examination of its response to global environmental crisis and how you can get involved.

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  Posted in: Announcements, Falling Petals, Engaged Buddhism

• Good Works: Habitat for Humanity

  Editor posted on Oct 14 2009
  

  IMCW sangha members volunteer at Habitat for Humanity, July 2009 in Capitol Heights, D.C....

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  Posted in: Engaged Buddhism