Engaged Buddhism: Readings

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At present the items in this list are mainly grouped under key figures. Where feasible, their work has been broadly categorised within Buddhist traditions. However, the dynamic of engaged Buddhism crosses standard boundaries, so the categories below are inevitably both crude and approximate.

As far as possible, I’ve focussed on texts which are easily accessible online, but included some paper-only references as well as links to audio recordings,

Theravada / Early Buddhism

Bhikkhu Anālayo bio

Engaged Buddhism: Networks and Organisations

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Networks and Organisations

Aloka Earth Room — a contemporary temple-space interweaving Dharma & Earth Awareness, directed by Ayya Santacitta
Awake in the Wild — nature-based mindfulness retreat and training programme led by Mark Coleman
Buddhist Global Relief — guided by Buddhist teachings under the leadership of Bhikku Bodhi, it focuses on relieving chronic hunger and malnutrition worldwide
Buddhist Peace Fellowship — founded 1978; longest-standing engaged Buddhist organisation in the US; addresses racial justice, anti-militarism, and economic inequality as well as ecology ^e3c29b
Center for Transformative Change — founded in 2000 by angel Kyodo Williams as a response to the need for more grounded, sustainable approaches to peace, justice and broad-based social change ^73c8eb
Deep Times Journal — free community journal on WTR practice and engaged response to the ecological crisis ^c3bb81
East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) — Oakland-based centre whose explicit commitment to accessibility and inclusion across race, class, gender, and sexuality constitutes a form of engaged practice; free and sliding-scale teachings ^5bb682
Earth Holder Community — website and resource hub for Plum Village’s ecological sangha ^32d102
Gaia Mandala Global Healing Community — founded by Cynthia Jurs, this is a worldwide initiative to cultivate the healing of communities and ecosystems around Earth Treasure Vase ceremonies.
Global Awareness Local Action (GALA) — online event held in the fall of 2025 with links to several teacher resources
Hermes Amara Foundation — list of Burbea’s eco-dharma work ^e805da
International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) — Sulak Sivaraksa’s global network, founded 1989; connects engaged Buddhist communities across Asia, Europe, and North America; publishes Seeds of Peace journal ^5047be
Lion’s Roar — Ruth King archive — essays and interviews on racial justice and Buddhist practice ^621792
MBSR Eco-Awareness — applying MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) frameworks to ecological awareness and environmental grief
One Earth Sangha — Western EcoDharma content hub; its articles archive is a freely-accessible collections of engaged Buddhist writing, with contributions from Loy, Burbea, Peacock, Macy, and many others
Ecodharma Retreat Center — co-founded by David Loy and others; runs wilderness-based retreats explicitly integrating Buddhist practice with ecological engagement;
Sangha Seva — offers events that combine meditation with action at humanitarian and ecological projects
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement — the Sri Lankan village development movement founded by A.T. Ariyaratne; one of the largest engaged Buddhist organisations in the world
Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation — Sivaraksa’s Thai base, with publications and resources ^21680c
Secular Buddhist Network — Social Engagement — list of articles on SBN tagged with social engagement .
Spirit Rock’s EcoDharma & Transformational Culture Program — aims to nurture resilience, deepen climate awareness, and inspire meaningful action across diverse communities
The Caravan — Ambedkar archive — contemporary journalism on the Ambedkarite movement and Dalit Buddhism in India ^308774
Tricycle Buddhism and Ecology Summits — annual summit series (2019–present); recordings available free by donation; topics have included interconnectedness, eco-grief, and transforming anxiety into action
Turning Wheel Media — BPF’s publication archive, including substantial writing on race, prison dharma, and structural inequality
Way of Nature — programmes rooted in indigenous and ecological wisdom, focused on restoring a sense of belonging to the natural world
Work That Reconnects Network — Joanna Macy’s website with WTR resources, group facilitation guides, and the Deep Times journal ^846a32
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet — online course at Plum Village ^6706d7

Journals

Journal of Buddhist Ethics — open-access peer-reviewed journal; publishes on social ethics, environmental ethics, and engaged practice; free online archive from 1994
Contemporary Buddhism — peer-reviewed; covers socially engaged Buddhism, Buddhism and modernity, and critical Buddhist studies

Climate-Change on Separate Clouds

Engaged Buddhism: Readings

Theravada / Early Buddhism

Engaged Buddhism: Networks and Organisations

Networks and Organisations

Journals