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Rest in the Grace of the World

A Nature Meditation on Calm and Peace

Mark Coleman meditates on peace in the presence of wild things. How is it that the stone and the tree remain still, even in the midst of human pandemonium? You’ll have to practice to find out.
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Loving the Earth

For the cultivation of our own responsivity, Mark takes us on a guided journey outward into rich ecosystems and inward to the natural reverberations of our hearts.
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On Fallowness and Rest

Meditating in Winter

In a world that values endless growth, what lessons does the stillness of winter hold for us? Mark Coleman offers this practice from his book, A Field Guide to Nature Meditation.
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Fullness and Letting Go

Meditating in Autumn

As the northern hemisphere moves deeper into the autumn season, we offer this practice from Mark Coleman, guiding teacher One Earth Sangha. The practice is part of his new book, A Field Guide to Nature Meditation. 
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Kissing the Earth

In this guided practice, Vimalasara invites you to ground yourself, quite literally, and feel your connection with Earth.
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Sensing with a Tree

A hurricane-ravaged landscape offers inspiration and a lesson on resilience to a photographer and student of the dharma.
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Listening to Young Voices

No Time to Lose

Young people are voicing grief about the loss of their world—and organizing to stop it. Kirsten Rudestam, a young dharma teacher herself, asks us to heed their calls.
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Eco-Chaplaincy

In Service to a Suffering World

"The growing field of eco-chaplaincy reflects the increasing awareness that our care and attention must extend beyond the human.” The directors of a new Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Training Program at the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies aspire to cultivate the chaplains who bring compassionate response to all of nature.
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Befriending Eco-Anxiety (Part Two: Practices)

Kaira Jewel Lingo offers a set of practices to help us cultivate individual calm and support community connection, and encourages us not to give up on our collective capacity to effect social change.
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When the Tree Stops Bearing Fruit

Caring for the Earth as Buddhist Practice

Buddhism emphasizes that our individual actions affect the world around us, and it follows that caring for the natural world begins with each of us.
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