One Earth Sangha

EcoDharma

Practicing Appreciation

Kristin Barker
December 13, 2015

A historic agreement on climate has been signed. What does it mean for our practice?

Kristin Barker

EcoDharma

Climate Change as a Moral Call to Social Transformation

Bhikkhu Bodhi
November 20, 2015

In advance of the UN climate negotiations, the renowned Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi argues that climate change demands of us a re-imagining of social systems and a new paradigm of the good life.

Bhikkhu Bodhi

EcoDharma

Sacred Activism – Basic Goodness in Action

Marty Janowitz
October 8, 2015

According to Shambhala tradition "windhorse" is the self-existing energy of basic goodness in action. Marty Janowitz's final article in this three-part series explores the practice and benefits of "raising windhorse," the Path of engagement.

Marty Janowitz

EcoDharma

Freedom, Groundlessness, and Meditation in Action

Marty Janowitz
September 30, 2015

Marty Janowitz continues his exploration of the Dharma of climate change. He suggests that we cannot substantively work to alter the societal paradigm if we are not simultaneously altering our own internal paradigm.

Marty Janowitz

EcoDharma

Transforming Reality

Climate Activism and Buddhist Practice

Marty Janowitz
September 28, 2015

Marty Janowitz from the Shambhala tradition suggests that the ecological crises call for simultaneous practice in inner peace and consistent bravery.

Marty Janowitz

EcoDharma

Time to Stand Up

Thanissara
September 5, 2015

Dharma teacher and activist Thanissara urges us to move "beyond a personal introversion and quietism" and apply the Buddha's radical teachings to the catastrophe of climate change and its underlying causes.

Thanissara

EcoDharma

Calling All Eco-Sattvas

Buddhism and Climate Change

James Baraz
August 17, 2015

Vipassana Dharma Teacher James Baraz, co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California and one of the guiding teachers here at One Earth Sangha, invites us to engage in climate action as "joyful responsibility."

James Baraz

EcoDharma

Towards a Social Dharma

Caring for Our Common Home, Our True Body

Alan Senauke
July 28, 2015

Soto Zen priest Hozan Alan Senauke is calling for the development of a "Social Dharma" that would galvanize a global community response committed to maximizing justice and safety for all beings in the context of ecological crisis.

Alan Senauke

EcoDharma

Tipping Points

A View on Global Climate Policy

Lou Leonard
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.

Lou Leonard

EcoDharma

Equanimity and Denial

Guhyapati
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?

Guhyapati

No Mud, No Lotus

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

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