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How Buddhism Can Inform Climate Activism

A Conversation with Kritee Kanko

In this wide-ranging conversation, Kritee Kanko speaks to the power of Dharma practice to help us care for ourselves amidst ecological breakdown, clearly see the spiritual and political roots of our planetary crisis, and act in solidarity with our communities.
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Lessons from a Hermit Thrush

It can be tempting to cast humanity as an unambiguous villain in the unfolding story of Earth. But how might a more nuanced understanding support our engaged practice?
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Bundled boom material used during BP Macondo spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Brookley Air Field, Mobile Alabama, USA © J Henry Fair — Used with permission.
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How To Channel Eco-Anxiety

An Interview with Renée Lertzman by Sam Mowe

How might we skillfully work with the emotional dimensions of ecological crises? In this interview, Renée Lertzman explores the challenges—and potential gifts—of eco-anxiety.
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Ecological Loneliness

Many of us feel we have no one to talk with about ecological crises, despite the severity of the problems we face. Where does this ecological loneliness come from? And how might we break out of our isolation?
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Balancing Hope and Fear

Employing the Full Spectrum of Our Emotions

Are we really "out of time"? In this excerpt from her book Generation Dread, Britt Wray invites us to complicate our internal narratives about Earth and our society.
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Climate and Mind

Mindfulness and Compassion as Pathways to a More Sustainable Future

In this essay, Christine Wamsler explores an overlooked driver of ecological crises—the feedback loop between the human mind and planetary systems. How might a deeper understanding of this connection transform our relationship with Earth?
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Interdependence with Nature

In this five-minute practice, Dekila Chungyalpa invites us to relax into our connection with Earth.
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Bowing to Wynn

How might we hold the immensity of Wynn Bruce's self-immolation without hardening into fixed view?
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Emma Palmer
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Skillful Conversations

Talking About our Earth and Ecological Crises

Though most of us are concerned about climate change, we are not talking about it. Breaking our silence requires embodied awareness and skillful means, and is a form of engagement in itself.
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Tonglen for Eco-Anxiety

Dekila Chungyalpa offers a brief Tonglen practice that nourishes well-being in the face of eco-distress.
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