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Buddhist at the Peoples Climate March, 2017. [Compassion NYC thanks Caroline Contillo for participating in Compassion NYC and Buddhist Global Relief’s Triple Gem Rolling Retreat and for sharing her article with us, which originally appeared on Lion’s Roar.]   Stepping off the Buddhist retreat bus in DC on Saturday, two […]

Buddhists March on Washington, DC

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New Yorkers like it Green From turning abandoned lots into mini-parks with green space to composting lunch food from the city’s schools, most New Yorkers understand the importance, and the benefits, of living in a greener New York City.  For one thing, it just looks nicer. A study out of […]

10 Steps You Can Take for a Greener New York ...

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Homelessness.  A View from There to Here Our country’s homeless problem requires a healthy dose of radical compassion.  In Nashville, Tennessee, where I’m from, homelessness has risen ten percent in the last year. Two out of five homeless people there are chronically homeless. This is more than in any other US […]

Homelessness and Radical Compassion

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Sharon Salzberg, the 28-day Meditation Challenge, and Seeing Clearly “Why do you meditate?” is a question I sometimes get when people learn I’m into Buddhism and meditation. While I often say something like, “to deal with stress,” what I mean is, “to learn to see clearly and respond wisely.” I’ve […]

Loving-Kindness, Pain, and the Soles of my Feet

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Relaxing in the Rat Race Living in New York City can sometimes feel like running a race that never ends.  With obligation after obligation, there’s always somewhere to go, something to do or someone to meet.  The harried New Yorker may be a stereotype, but there’s certainly truth to that […]

Five Places to Chill Out in New York City

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New York Insight Eco Sangha A Budding Community for Spiritual Practice and Environmental Action Meeting in the heart of New York City every Wednesday night, New York Insight’s Eco Sangha provides a refuge for people who seek to connect their spiritual practice with  environmental and social action. As someone who […]

New York Insight Gains a New Eco Sangha

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The Daily Grind Every city has its own version of commuter hell.  Let’s face it, getting to and from work is frustrating the world over.  London, Paris and Milan are listed among the top ten worst traffic cities in the world.  New York City doesn’t even make the cut.  How […]

NYC MTA = Dukkha? Commuting through Samsara

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To Whom Does Buddhism Offer Refuge? As Buddhists, we take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.  These three refuges, referred to as the ‘Triple Gem,’ protect us and provide succor from the difficulties in life.  However, do we, as practitioners, have an obligation to offer this same […]

Immigration, Race and Dharma

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Buddhists Put Compassion in Action in NYC We’ve all heard about the refugee crisis.  We’ve seen their images on the news or read about them in the newspaper. But how much do we really know about the daily struggles faced by the Syrian refugees?  What is life like for them […]

Compassion NYC Sends a Lifeline to Syrian Refugees

From NYC–>DC:  Buddhist Global Relief Stands up for Clean Energy! On July 24th, Buddhist Global Relief joined over 10,000 others in Philadelphia to make their voices heard for Clean Energy legislation. Environmental and health activists found the timing, just before the democratic national convention, apt.  Traveling with the Buddhist and […]

BGR Joins Clean Energy March in Philadelphia