The Power of Joyful and Loving Engagement

An EcoDharma Exploration with James Baraz

This EcoDharma Exploration featuring meditation teacher and Spirit Rock co-founder James Baraz, took place on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Find the recording and resources below. We welcome your support for this program.

In the midst of large-scale ecological harm and injustice, how might we cultivate resilience and an open heart? And how might connecting to unconditional joy strengthen our engaged practice?

One Earth Sangha offers monthly EcoDharma Explorations. In this gathering on June 19, James Baraz led an investigation of grief, joy, inspiration, and how we can energize our engaged practice in the midst of ecological suffering.

James Baraz has been teaching meditation since 1978. He is a co-founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. James started the Community Dharma Leader program, the Kalyana Mitta Network, the Spirit Rock Family Program and other programs. James is a core teaching team member of Spirit Rock’s ETCP EcoDharma Transformational Culture Program. James has been leading the online course “Awakening Joy” since 2003. He serves as a guiding teacher to One Earth Sangha. James co-authored Awakening Joy and Awakening Joy for Kids.

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One Earth Sangha and our featured speakers offer these explorations on a donation basis, with no required registration fee. We invite you to participate in the tradition of offering dana, or generosity. Your support makes these gatherings possible, and any amount offered is greatly appreciated.

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Recording

Additional Resources

Websites

  • Regeneration.org – Climate projects happening that you can get involved in
  • EcoDharma.com – A rich set of resources from Spain’s Ecodharma Centre
  • ExtinctionRebellion.co.uk – An international movement dedicated to halting mass extinction and ecological degradation

Videos

Books

More EcoDharma Explorations

Upcoming

How to Nurture Beloved Community in Divided Times

How might these uncertain times be a pathway towards deeper trust, equanimity, and a loving, powerful network of true belonging?

Upcoming

The EcoSattva Journey

How might we not just be with the collectives troubles, but take them up on the invitation for collective transformation?

Past

The Power of Remembering the Indigenous Design of American Democracy

What’s at the core of American Democracy? What might The Great Law of Peace have to say about our perilous time of today?