Gil Fronsdal, Articles Published on One Earth Sangha

Gil Fronsdal

Gil Fronsdal has practiced Zen and vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. Trained by Jack Kornfield, he is the founder and primary teacher of the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California and is also a husband and father. He is the author of The Issue at Hand, co-editor of Teachings of the Buddha, editor of Voices From Spirit Rock, and has published an acclaimed new translation of The Dhammapada.

EcoDharma

Eco-Chaplaincy

In Service to a Suffering World

Gil Fronsdal, Susie Harrington and Kirsten Rudestam
June 1, 2020

"The growing field of eco-chaplaincy reflects the increasing awareness that our care and attention must extend beyond the human.” The directors of a new Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Training Program at the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies aspire to cultivate the chaplains who bring compassionate response to all of nature.

Gil Fronsdal, Susie Harrington and Kirsten Rudestam

EcoDharma

When the Tree Stops Bearing Fruit

Caring for the Earth as Buddhist Practice

Gil Fronsdal
July 18, 2017

Buddhism emphasizes that our individual actions affect the world around us, and it follows that caring for the natural world begins with each of us.

Gil Fronsdal

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