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Tim Ream

Tim Ream is a long-time Earth activist and Soto Zen practitioner. He received lay ordination from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1994 and has engaged since in repeated, intensive residential practice, mostly at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and Green Gulch Farm. Tim is an organizer, campaigner, writer, and environmental attorney. His activism ranges from direct action and civil disobedience like tree-sitting and road blockading to successful lawsuits to protect wolves and other species. He is the author of Fallen Water: A novel of Zen and Earth.

The EcoSattva Training

Fostering Courage, Forging Community and Loving this World

The EcoSattva Training is a journey designed to support you in reckoning with and responding to ecological crises. It unfolds over a series of eight sessions, each of which provides teachings from a diverse group of leaders along with practices, contemplations, and follow up resources. Join us in this journey to cultivate steadiness, wisdom, and connection. Together we can nourish the seeds of unshakable agency.
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The Sweet Spot

A Conversation with Tim Ream

Ecodharma finds a home in fiction! Tim Ream’s novel Fallen Water is just his latest work from a life spent in service to the Earth and the Dharma.
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Practice to Action

Earth Activism and Empowerment for Dharma Practitioners

From March 5 through April 18, 2024, Earth activist and Zen practitioner Tim Ream leads this six-part course on activism grounded in care, community, and empowerment.
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Only For Your Benefit, Honored One

The Dharma as Antidote to Climate Grief and Activist Burnout

The practices and teachings of the ancients still offer helpful ways to respond. In this gathering, we will explore some of these teachings and practices, including a koan attributed to the great Chinese teacher Dongshan Lianjie.
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