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September 26, 2022

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
September 26, 2022

In this poem, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer reflects on the paradox of loving this gorgeous, hurting world.

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Song for Species

A Poem in Honor of Endangered Species Day

May 20, 2022

Mark Coleman
May 20, 2022

If our winged, scaled, and shelled relatives could speak with us, what might they say? On Endangered Species Day, our guiding teacher Mark Coleman shares this original poem.

Mark Coleman

Ebullience and Emergence

With the Observance of Vesak, Returning to Our Roots

May 26, 2021

Amelia Williams
May 26, 2021

On the annual occasion of Vesak, Amelia Williams invokes poetry to explore our ecological and Buddha nature.

Amelia Williams

Sangha

A Poem in Observance of World Poetry Day

March 19, 2021

Suzy Loeffler
March 19, 2021

In recognition of World Poetry Day, we highlight “Sangha,” a piece from somatic healer Suzy Loeffler. May it support your practice.

Suzy Loeffler

Reckoning with Invisible Deities (Part Two)

May 29, 2020

Lama Willa Blythe Baker
May 29, 2020

Lama Willa Miller reflects on how the coronavirus she calls a Dark Goddess has shattered our illusions of separateness in a world where everything leans. “Yours is a long song of interbeing.”

Lama Willa Blythe Baker

Reckoning with Invisible Deities (Part One)

May 25, 2020

Thanissara
May 25, 2020

Dharma teacher, author, and activist Thanissara takes us on a shaman’s journey to face the ferocious gaze of the corona god who has emerged from the netherworld and thrown us into the in-between.

Thanissara

The Spiritual Ecology of Tibetan Nomads

A Photo Essay

March 19, 2020

Raymond Lam
March 19, 2020

Through Diane Barker's eyes, we get a view of Tibet’s indigenous “people of the solitudes” even as their sacred land undergoes rapid change.

Raymond Lam

Vital Sangha

October 30, 2019

Danna Faulds
October 30, 2019

As climate crisis manifests ever more obviously all around and even within our lives, we offer Danna Faulds' invitation to remember our dedication to the truth and vital support we can offer one another.

Danna Faulds

Verses for Environmental Practice

April 22, 2016

Robert Aitken Rōshi
April 22, 2016

In a pure blessing of practice, contemplation and science, the late Zen teacher Robert Aitken offers these daily practices to inform a deeply grounded being. Happy Earth Day.

Robert Aitken Rōshi

Are We Willing to Look?

June 2, 2014

One Earth Sangha
June 2, 2014

The haunting photography of J. Henry Fair asks us to hold a steady gaze as we view vast landscapes transformed by industry. In this interview with the artist, we explore the paradoxical beauty of his work and what it might awaken in our hearts.

One Earth Sangha

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— Thích Nhất Hạnh

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