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Driven by Love

Reflections on a Public Act of Protest

Psychotherapist, author, and Buddhist priest Satya Robyn offers a vulnerable account of mindful disobedience.
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Teaching Wisely, Sourcing Mindfully

An Interview with Jeff Wagner

In the first of a new interview series, outdoor educator, writer and non-profit founder Jeff Wagner reflects on localized belonging as resistance.
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Mark Rasmuson
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Cambodian Monks Ordain Tree
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Environmental Warriors

Buddhist Monastics Practice Forest Protection

Moved by intimate awareness of dependent co-arising, monastics in Southeast Asia have become leaders in protecting their local environment.
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Dipen Barua
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A Zen Harvest

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center has provided a vivid demonstration of engaged practice during the pandemic, sharing its vegetable harvests with communities in need throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Wendy Johnson
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Buddhist Monks, Volunteers Offer Relief in Cambodia

One of Cambodia's most prominent, socially-engaged Buddhist scholars leads efforts to provide not only spiritual but material relief to victims of flooding and the COVID pandemic.
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Craig Lewis
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Core Practices to Support the Planet and Ourselves

A veteran advocate and teacher of socially engaged dharma offers six practices to help us better face the climate emergency, as individuals and in community.
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Inspired by Standing Rock as the Fires Rage

As wildfire threatens to engulf her home, and as the world faces disaster following on disaster, Thanissara draws courage from the extraordinary spirit of solidarity she encountered at Standing Rock.
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Plum Village Monastics in Conversation with Bill McKibben

The renowned environmental activist talks with members of Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Plum Village about why we need to abandon Western hyper-individualism and consumer culture and learn to live more simply in community.
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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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What Would Healing Look Like?

No Time to Lose

How do we navigate the intersecting griefs of personal loss and centuries of systemic racial oppression? Belvie Rooks's journey toward healing shines a powerful light amid the darkness of state violence and ecological destruction.
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