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Thanissara

Thanissara (she/her) started Buddhist practice in the Burmese school in 1975. She was inspired to ordain after meeting Ajahn Chah and spent 12 years as a Buddhist monastic as a founding member of Chithurst Monastery and Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK. She has facilitated meditation retreats internationally for the last 30 years and has an MA in Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy Practice from Middlesex University & the Karuna Institute in the UK. With Kittisaro, she co-founded Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat and helped initiate and support a number of HIV/Aids response projects in South Africa. Together, they also co-founded Sacred Mountain Sangha in California.  She has written several books, including two poetry books and Time To Stand Up, An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Calling Out for Help

Cultivating the Unshakeable Foundations Together

Shamanic dismemberment. The radical simplicity of samadhi. Becoming Avalokitesvara. And much, much more packed into this talk given by our dear teacher, Thanissara.
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EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Dharma Training for the Long Haul

A Call to Rise, Resist, and Reimagine the World Together

How might the Dharma point us towards a truly revolutionary path? How might the energy of internal awakening be directed towards external liberation? The time to live these questions is now.
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Dharma for a World on Fire

Standing in Fierce Compassion in this Age of Reckoning

As extractive systems collapse and uncertainty rises, how do we stay present and act with wisdom? This session explores Dharma teachings and meditative grounding for meeting grief and the call to disrupt and reimagine with courage.
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EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Breaking the Spell

Seeing, Confronting, and Resisting Empire

These times are terrifying. Thanissara’s sober words beckon our practice to rise, bear witness, and resist.
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Ceremony and Sacred Action

Moving toward Atonement, Advocacy,
and Communion with Earth

In an age of separation, how might we bring ourselves back into sacred relationship with Earth? On February 26, Thanissara led this EcoDharma Exploration on activism rooted in radical belonging.
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EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Code Red

A World in Free Fall Calls Us to Rise Up

As the old paradigm of endless growth, extraction, and exploitation proves increasingly unable to sustain its contradictions, Thanissara invites us to step fearlessly into the radical, collective transformation that is already underway.
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EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Standing in Solidarity

Part 2: Thanissara

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Thanissara, a frequent and cherished partner of One Earth Sangha, gave the second talk of our Standing in Solidarity gathering.
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Man in the forest among the trees

Remembering Our Reciprocity with Earth

An Extended Earth Day Exploration

In April 2021, Thanissara, Pennie Opal Plant, and Alison Ehara-Brown led an extended exploration of the mutually enriching traditions of Buddhism and Indigenous wisdom.
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Practice
Practice

Kuan Yin Compassion Ceremony

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Tap into the sacred power of community, even as we remain separated from one another in space. The recording of the Kuan Yin Compassion Ceremony, led by Thanissara and Kittisaro on November 8, is now available to all who wish to participate.
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Practice

Kuan Yin Compassion Ceremony

Background Resource

If you wish to learn the history and practice key components of the ceremony before participating, start here.
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