Shaun Bartone practices engaged Buddhism as a humanist spirituality. Shaun is an independent dharma scholar and dharmaecologist. Many teachers have shaped and inspired his passion for engaged Buddhism, including Joanna Macy, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, angel Kyodo williams, Sulak Sivaraksa, David Loy, Thích Nhất Hạnh, and the 17th Karmapa.