Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Today we offer deep bows to Writer, Cultural Worker and Sangha Builder (Plum Village) Jungwon Kim who will be co-leading the next GROW OUR SOULS retreat June 7th - 10th at the beautiful .

About Jungwon:

Jungwon Kim is a writer, Soros Equality Fellow, and sangha builder in the Plum Village tradition founded by Thích Nhất Hạnh. Her professional career spans more than two decades of work as a communications strategist and journalist dedicated to human rights and environmental advocacy.

She served for eight years as the editor of Amnesty International’s quarterly magazine, where she commissioned and published the work of award-winning writers and photographers. More recently, she led a team of writers, videographers, and designers as the Head of Creative and Editorial for the Rainforest Alliance, an international NGO working to reduce the devastating impacts of colonial commodity crop systems.

She is the mother of two young adults, co-founder of the Love Circle Sangha (2012-20) and the Dharma Pod Sangha, an amateur musician, and a joyfully mediocre surfer. 🏄🏾‍♀️ 📿

Learn More about our retreat at BPF.ORG/EVENTS ⬅️

Join us for another Refuge Circle on Wednesday, May 20th! ✨✨✨

Beloved Engaged Buddhist teacher Jess Benjamin will be joining us to host this sacred practice space, designed to support and inspire people working for change. ✨

We begin with 30 minutes of guided meditation, and end our session with a call-to-action that you can participate in directly from your meditation practice. ⬅️

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We are so excited to welcome beloved Engaged Buddhist teacher Kareem Ghandour, who will be we leading our Refuge Circle on Wednesday, May 13th. ✨

Refuge Circle is our weekly 45-minute Engaged Buddhist practice space to support and inspire people working for change. Our tangible, IRL reminder that you don’t have to do this alone. ✨

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All are welcome. ❤️

Sliding scale donations offered help to support the ongoing work of Buddhist Peace Fellowship. 🪷