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EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Buddhism, Ecology and Social Justice

Need a refresher on the untapped and transformative potential of the dharma for our times? Kristin Barker delivers the foundational understanding of One Earth Sangha in this 1:1 interview with Damchö Diana Finnegan.
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EcoDharma

Turning our Attention Towards a Soulful Engagement with the World

Might our confused minds and broken hearts leave us with no choice but to reorient ourselves. What becomes available when we release into the unknown?
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EcoDharma

The Messy Middle Paths Through Climate Breakdown

Find yourself climate awakened but somewhere between the climate doomers and the overly optimistic climate solutionists? Jamie Bristol and Rosie Bell explore three middle paths of responsive action between the two extremes.
Creative
Creative
“All it takes... is a photo of earth from space... and I’m stunned again, how much we are in this together.” Breathe in, breathe out, this poem by Rosemerry.
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EcoDharma

How Do You Manifest True Nature?

Might the greatest demonstration of our Buddha-nature be a humble and harmonious relationship with Planet Earth? Mushim Patricia Ikeda contemplates an answer to the pine tree koan.
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EcoDharma

Buddhism, Social Change, and Skillful Means

How does our Dharma practice call us into politics and shape our engagement? While we no longer live in the moment of Occupy and the Tea Party movements, the words of David Loy, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, and Joan Suthlerland speak powerfully to this moment of 2024.
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EcoDharma

On Not Turning Away from Other-than-Human Loss

Unexpected teachers in our daily lives offer timeless lessons in the dharma—if we suspend judgement, open the heart, and look long enough to listen.
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EcoDharma

Lessons from Ladakh’s Climate Leadership

By adapting traditional Buddhist wisdom to contemporary challenges, a community in Ladakh is devoting itself to the sacred duty of protecting land.
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EcoDharma
Many of us experience learned helplessness in the face of climate and other crises. Sarah Jaquette Ray leads a warm inquiry into the causes of this mind state and the possibilities for a different response.
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EcoDharma

Vows, Resolutions, and Right Resolve

In a culture that in some ways wants us to feel inadequate, it's worth examining how we relate to our resolutions.