Articles on EcoDharma

Tipping Points – A View on Global Climate Policy

July 22, 2015

Kristin Barker
July 22, 2015

All around us, all the time, change happens. But some moments feel bigger than others. 2015 is shaping up to be filled with those kinds of moments. One Earth Sangha's Lou Leonard offers an update on the big changes underway, as well as how the Dharma helps him stay balanced through it all.

Kristin Barker

Equanimity and Denial

July 20, 2015

July 20, 2015

One of the most useful contributions Buddhism can offer social action is the quality of equanimity. Yet indifference can masquerade as equanimity, providing a kind of "spiritual bypass" that whisks us away from the difficult encounter. How can we know true equanimity wherein we retain our connection to ourselves and the world?

Proclaiming Unity: Kootenay Shambhala Joins the Global Climate Chorus

June 25, 2015

June 25, 2015

The Kootenay Shambhala sangha joins the Global Climate Chorus on Sunday, June 28, at noon local time as a proclamation of belief in the basic goodness – buddhanature – of our selves and of society.

“Praised Be!” – Affirming Pope Francis’ Message to the World

June 18, 2015

Thanissara
June 18, 2015

People of faith around the world are joining with Pope Francis in his message to all people of the world: the time to act swiftly and decisively on climate change is now.

Thanissara

A Call to the Moral Conscience

June 18, 2015

June 18, 2015

In support of Pope Francis' letter to the Catholic church regarding the climate crisis, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi clarifies that the time for denial, skepticism, and delay is over.

Buddhists Go to the White House

June 9, 2015

June 9, 2015

For a day, a number of Buddhist leaders came together in Washington, DC for the first “White House—U.S. Buddhist Leadership Conference,” the subject at hand being “Voices in the Square—Action in the World.” In this article, Hozan Alan Senauke reflects on the moment.

The Problem of Passivity

May 13, 2015

May 13, 2015

The path of liberation is a call to boldness, to purposeful discomfort. In this article, Alex Swain from the EcoDharma Centre explores the temptation to use meditation as escape.

Healing Ecology: Discovering Our Collective Place in the World

May 2, 2015

May 2, 2015

"We cannot return to nature because we have never left it. " In this article, Buddhist scholar and Zen teacher David Loy explores the parallels in our individual and collective predicaments and the parallel paths that might heal.

Beyond Hope and Hopelessness

March 18, 2015

March 18, 2015

We face challenges of an unprecedented scale. To meet them we need a training that roots our engagement more deeply than we've known before. In this article, Guhyapati from the EcoDharma Centre clarifies how we can respond with energy and patience to what the mind frames as "do or die” situations.

Messages from Earth

December 1, 2014

December 1, 2014

“Things are getting worse and worse and better and better, faster and faster.” At no time has this climate koan felt more apt than now. One Earth Sangha's Lou Leonard offers this update on climate science and policy. What a great invitation to be with uncertainty.

No Mud, No Lotus

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

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