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EcoDharma

EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Buddhism, Social Change, and Skillful Means

How does our Dharma practice call us into politics and shape our engagement? While we no longer live in the moment of Occupy and the Tea Party movements, the words of David Loy, Mishim Patricia Ikeda, and Joan Suthlerland speak powerfully to this moment of 2024.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma

On Not Turning Away from Other-than-Human Loss

Unexpected teachers in our daily lives offer timeless lessons in the dharma—if we suspend judgement, open the heart, and look long enough to listen.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma
In this updated article, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, one of the most respected translators of the Buddha Dharma into English, implores us to speak out about the moral crisis implicit in Israel’s Gaza campaign.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Lessons from Ladakh’s Climate Leadership

By adapting traditional Buddhist wisdom to contemporary challenges, a community in Ladakh is devoting itself to the sacred duty of protecting land.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma
Many of us experience learned helplessness in the face of climate and other crises. Sarah Jaquette Ray leads a warm inquiry into the causes of this mind state and the possibilities for a different response.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Joanna Macy in Conversation with Jessica Serrante

The wider culture would have us believe that we must choose hope, even if by force, as the only alternative to despair. Is that so? What poignant possibilities lie in the uncertain space between?
EcoDharma
EcoDharma

EcoDharma Beacon

The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies is one of many land-based centers embracing EcoDharma not only in their programming but in caring for land and complex histories.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Opening the Heart-Mind in Grief Ceremony

Giving voice to the depths of grief as well as anger, fear and overwhelm, Nikayla Jefferson escorts us through the healing potential of ceremony.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma
On the occasion of Vesak we are invited to contemplate whether the real world objects emblematic of our tradition are aligned with its teachings.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma
Out of love, Insight teacher Rob Burbea asks us to boldly investigate our agenda for practice. What are its risks and and possibilities in supporting our response to a suffering world?