The Final Report of the Anti-Asian Racism Working Group was delivered on May 29, 2023. A month later, another working group recommended closure of the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health minor.
Mridula credits the BPMH program for supporting her sense of agency, joy, and awe, in the face of an academic environment that typically diminishes these qualities.
Andrew expresses concerns about the uncertainty surrounding the future of the BPMH program, despite its popularity and alignment with current research trends globally.
A key component of Buddhist ethics, “right action” describes the Buddhist view of how to live a virtuous life. In today’s polarizing times, how are Buddhists drawing on moral philosophy to make decisions about issues of both personal and global importance?
Notes from our homework: “Reframing critical and antiracist analytics with a settler colonial lens helps us understand how coloniality operates all around us.”
Non-Eurocentric, non-Christian frameworks of learning and knowing matter.
A recent episode of the Contemplative Science Podcast, hosted by Prof Mark Miller, featured a conversation with Dr Nadav Amir on “Purposeful Behaviour Through a Buddhist Lens.”
Taking decolonial action means valuing non-Eurocentric ways of learning, knowing, and being
Contemplative studies is a rare space where humanities and science need to talk to each other.
Stories about BPMH begin to appear in the press, including the major international magazine Lion's Roar