Thank you to all who attended and supported Buddhist Global Relief’s 2023 New Year Retreat, “Anchoring Our Lives in the Dharma.”

The event was a beautiful celebration of our worldwide community of practitioners of conscientious compassion. We chanted and meditated together. We listened to illuminating Dharma talks from renowned Buddhist teachers: Heart Circle Sangha founder Roshi Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts; BGR founder and chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi; Uganda Buddhist Center founder and abbot Bhante Buddharakkita; and Dassanāya Buddhist Community founder Ayyā Dhammadīpa.

All of these sessions were recorded and are available for viewing on BGR’s YouTube pages.

The retreat also served as a fundraiser for BGR, and many participants donated to support our projects, designed to put compassion into action. We are grateful to all who participated, to all who supported BGR with your donations and with the merits of your practice. Thank you to all who welcomed this new year with us as we recommitted together to anchoring ourselves in the Dharma.