Collectively, life on earth is entering a new epoch that is bringing profound disruption to global ecologies that have remained relatively stable for a millennia. As these earth systems are becoming destabilized, so too are our social systems, economies, geo-politics, and more.
In the face of disruption and uncertainty, fear and anger often arise as habitual and instinctive reactions. These energies can easily become overwhelming and consuming if we get lost in them. Reacting with aversion or grasping, we lose touch with the naturally fluid and spacious of all phenomena, including anger and fear, As experiences of fear and anger become solid and concretized, the experience of suffering and confusion naturally follow. Our ability to respond from a place of compassion and wisdom diminishes.
In this EcoDharma Exploration, we explored teachings and practices that allow us to experience the energies of anger and fear in a radically different way. Through the wisdom of the Dharma, these powerful emotions can be honored, allowed, and even harnessed as a natural resource to power our practice of awakening so that we can show up in the world as empowered agents of liberation and compassion.
