r/secularbuddhism is a subreddit with 20k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses buddhism, secular, meditation, mindfulness, and rebirth.
Secular Buddhism emphasizes meditation, ethics, compassion, and insight without requiring metaphysical beliefs in aspects such as rebirth, gods, or supernatural karma. Please note all posts in this subreddit need to contain a clear indication of their relevance to the topic of Secular Buddhism
Popular Themes in r/secularbuddhism
#1
Advice Requests
: "What secular Buddhism related book do you recommend?"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "r/buddhism has big, big problems, and we need to talk about it "
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a few volunteers to beta test a free online zen mediation course"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/secularbuddhism
#1
Buddhism
: "Buddhism without Beliefs"
153 posts
#2
Secular
: "I’m an atheist interested in Secular Buddhism. What are some things that I should know/be aware of."
86 posts
#3
Meditation
: "The only thing that helped my severe OCD is Mindfulness, Meditation and Secular Buddhist principles. But I am unable to fully implement them without guidance. Where can I find a free teaching group?"
62 posts
#4
Mindfulness
: "Mindfulness meditation in America has a capitalism problem"
35 posts
#5
Rebirth
: "Am I allowed to call myself Buddhist if I'm agnostic about Rebirth, realms and deities? Is secular Buddhism frowned upon?"
15 posts
#6
Self
: "What do studies in psychology reveal about "the Self"? I never understood why it's still considered a spiritual topic instead of a psychological one."
13 posts
#7
Secular Buddhism
: "Looking for a monk to answer questions from a secular perspective. Any suggestions?"
10 posts
#8
Practice
: "How is your Practice going?"
9 posts
#9
Death
: "What is the best book on how to accept and find peace and happiness in ageing, illness and Death?"
7 posts
#10
Interview
7 posts
Flair Used in r/secularbuddhism
#1
Resource
: "The Suffering Circuit"
2 posts
#2
Official
: "Anyone interested in working on a Secular Buddhism Wiki for this subreddit?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/secularbuddhism
Yearly
+3k members(17.0%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026