Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies is a mission-driven and community-supported 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization in the rural town of Barre, Massachusetts. Founded in 1990 by renowned meditation teachers Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg to integrate Buddhist study and practice, BCBS offers programs that support beginners through experienced practitioners in cultivating wisdom, deepening practice, and building community.

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The Ibex Sutra

Wings of Wisdom and Compassion: Lessons of Freedom from Japanese American Internment in WWII

What Does No-Self Really Mean?

“When I Could Do Nothing”: Buddhism and the Practice of Poetry in a Time of Pandemic

Climate, Corona, and Collapse: The Dharma was Made for these Times

Mu Soeng and the Evolution of the BCBS Library

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Made with Metta: Peanut Sauce

One of our all-time favorites, Noodle Nirvana, features a mouth-watering peanut sauce that is sure...

Creating Sangha in BCBS Programs

Sangha serves as a sanctuary of fellowship and support, providing a nurturing environment where practitioners...

Touching the Earth Interview

Touching the Earth (TTE) is a three-week immersion for young adults on a Vermont homestead...

NEW IMP Certificate Program

BCBS is delighted to announce our partnership with the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy (IMP)...

Made with Metta (General Tarrah’s / Tso’s Tofu)

Cooking is an act of love and care for our chefs, who stay on the...

Bhikkhu Anālayo releases The Signless and the Deathless: On the Realization of Nirvana

BCBS Resident Scholar and Monk Bhikkhu Anālayo recently released The Signless and the Deathless: On...

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