Engaging Our Planet

INSIGHT:

In Buddhism, responsibility means responsiveness. Responsiveness is responsibility. To respond fully to every situation that comes our way, from a call for help of one kind or another to just talking with friends, and to give selflessly to the situation, this is responsibility. It is social-engaged Buddhism. A developed caring and compassionate individual influences others unselfconsciously, motivates them, and inspires them to act in similar ways. Our whole world community benefits. In Buddhism, compassion and wisdom are the qualities that develop out of our practice. It is the source for human flourishing. This is what it means to be a social-self, and to live the life of action-in-the-world. Social action itself is a kind of meditation and can be a great motivation of compassion and equanimity. The object of gaining an insight into our connected and interdependent nature is really to qualify ourselves for greater engagement in the world around us.

MISSION:

The mission of the Engaged Dharma Insight Group is to help others experience the Dharma and it’s teachings in order to be effective engaged Buddhists and agents for change in the modern and expanding world.  We are an international teaching organization that values the lessons discovered when we engage Buddhism pragmatically to foster wisdom and compassion in the common language of understanding.  We practice pluralism and honor the path to learning that the Buddha embraced as skillful means.  Our approach is to combine guided instruction with engaged action to teach the lessons gained in a real-time experience accessible to Buddhists from around the globe.  We will provide support during this process of practice development so useful and productive methods can be learned and deployed by individual and groups alike to be effective partners for social change within their own communities. Together we can make a difference.

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