EcoDharma

Inspiration and Joy Amidst Suffering and Loss

January 15, 2014

James Baraz
January 15, 2014

Dharma teacher James Baraz describes how being with what is difficult, on any level from deeply personal loss to the immensity of climate change, can lead us to surprising freedom.

James Baraz

Touch the Earth in January/February

January 14, 2014

Charles Schweger
January 14, 2014

Reflections and activities from the Touch the Earth Sangha in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Charles Schweger

Attending to Suffering

January 1, 2014

Chas DiCapua
January 1, 2014

Why pay attention to climate change? Because it is happening. In this first of a four-part series of posts transcribed from a July 2013 talk "The Dharma of Climate Change," Dharma teacher Chas DiCapua invites us to attend, as part of our practice, to what is present and causing suffering.

Chas DiCapua

16 Core Dharma Principles to Address Ecological Crises

Foundations for Guiding Understanding and Response

October 31, 2013

One Earth Sangha
October 31, 2013

What are the Dharma principles that can motivate and inform our response to ecological crises? In 2013, a group of more than 30 teachers from various Buddhist traditions offered this list.

One Earth Sangha

Holding Space

Reflecting on the First Earth Care Week

October 8, 2013

Kristin Barker
October 8, 2013

With the first annual Earth Care Week concluding, we invite you reflect with us on your experiences, insights and ideas. Let's explore what it means to express a Buddhist response to climate change.

Kristin Barker

It Is Here We Awaken

August 13, 2013

Catherine McGee
August 13, 2013

Practicing the first foundation of mindfulness, knowing body internally and externally, we can come to know we are of this Earth. And it is here, on this Earth, that we take our place as human beings.

Catherine McGee

Spiritual Ecology – The Cry of the Earth

August 3, 2013

One Earth Sangha
August 3, 2013

The Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was asked what we need to do to save our world. “What we most need to do,” he replied, “is to hear within us the sound of the earth crying.”

One Earth Sangha

Buddhism + Ecology

August 2, 2013

Guhyapati
August 2, 2013

The fundamental Buddhist teachings around interconnectedness, non-violence, and conditionality all contribute to both a practice and understanding that augments and honours the ecological paradigms now arising.

Guhyapati

In This Together

Vipassana Teachers Confront Climate Change

July 10, 2013

Lou Leonard and Kristin Barker
July 10, 2013

Catherine McGee helped organize the climate discussion at the gathering of International Vipassana Teachers. Here she gives her personal account of what transpired and what is ready to unfold.

Lou Leonard and Kristin Barker

The Awakening That Is Possible

Vipassana Teachers Confront Climate Change

July 8, 2013

One Earth Sangha
July 8, 2013

On June 11th, 2013, the International Vipassana Teachers gathered at Spirit Rock for their triennial meeting and in that specifically discussed how the Insight meditation community might support a wise response to climate change.

One Earth Sangha

No Mud, No Lotus

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

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