About this episode

This episode explores the concept of Engaged Buddhism and its historical development, emphasizing compassion, mindfulness, and community support.

"Engaged Buddhism" is Buddhism lived in the world through compassion in action, wisdom applied to real life, and mindfulness extended beyond the meditation cushion! In this episode, we explore how Engaged Buddhism developed from the Buddha’s own teachings and practices 2,600 years ago, and then through the reform movement of Venerable Taixu and Humanistic Buddhism, to Thich Nhat Hanh’s modern mindfulness‑in‑action approach and the 14 Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing that were created during the Vietnam war. We also look at Master Hsing Yun’s global humanitarian work with Fo Guang Shan, showing how Engaged Buddhism can be both deeply personal and profoundly communal. This is a great episode if you have heard of 'Engaged Buddhism' before and are wondering how your Buddhist practice can help respond to suffering, support our communities, and live the Bodhisattva ideal in everyday life. 📖 Read the article: https://alanpeto.com/buddhism/engaged-buddhism-buddhist/ More about Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh: https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/biography More about Ven. Master Hsing Yun: https://hsingyun.org/bio/index.php Contact Alan: alanpeto.com/contact Podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Alan Peto

Topics covered

• Engaged Buddhism
• compassion in action
• mindfulness
• Buddhist practice
• community support
• Bodhisattva ideal

Keywords

• Engaged Buddhism
• Thich Nhat Hanh
• mindfulness
• Bodhisattva
• compassion
• Buddhist practice
• community
• humanitarian work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fo Guang Shan, Order of Interbeing, Plum Village, alanpeto.com

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