We do not walk this path alone.
Coming to terms with and responding to what is underway requires the support of community.
EcoSanghas to Join
In-Person or Online
Group meets Monthly; discussion is in Nederlands.
LocationAvercampstraat 74
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1072 RB
Netherlands
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1072 RB
Netherlands
Upcoming Events
from Our Networks
Inner Resilience for Environmental Changemakers
- February 13, 2026
- — June 26, 2026
- Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center
Online
Join Mark Coleman, Kirsten Rudestam, and Yong Oh for a 5-month intensive to nourish the inner ground from which meaningful action can grow. The program is designed especially for people working for ecological integrity and environmental justice, especially those feeling the weight of grief, exhaustion, or burnout. This offering is shared free of charge as part of Spirit Rock’s EcoDharma and Transformational Culture Program.
Interfaith Solidarity with Palestine
- January 14, 2026
- Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Online
Join us for meditation and conversation, refining our strategies for showing up -- as Buddhists -- to interrupt violence in Palestine
The Leadership of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-Descendant Peoples at COP30 and the Path Forward
- January 14, 2026
- University of Michigan School for Environmental and Sustainability, Rights and Resources Initiative, Pathways Alliance for Change and Transformation
Online
Please join us for the first public presentation of the year by leaders of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-Descendant Peoples' movements to take stock of their achievements at COP30 and their vision for the path forward to meet the 2030 climate and conservation targets. Hybrid event.
Cultivating Courage, Clarity and Care
- January 18, 2026
- — February 8, 2026
- Sangha Live
Online
Drawing on key elements of Buddhist psychology, insight practice, the Engaged Buddhism movement started by her teacher, Thích Nhất Hạnh, and her decades of teaching across diverse communities, Kaira Jewel guides us in working with our own minds – and our collective life together – by tending the seeds of our mental and emotional states.
Sponsored by the BESS Family Foundation, Earth Awareness Community Retreats are intended to foster community among those whose work and interests are focused on the intersection of mindfulness/meditation and climate change. Retreats will be held in 2025 – 2027 at four geographically dispersed retreat centers. Attendance at the retreats is free, but other costs are participant responsibilities.
Statements
from Leaders and Practioners
Statement
Feedback on Teachers' Statement
- One Earth Sangha
Dharma teachers from around the globe have been working since June on a statement that clarifies the relationship between the Dharma and climate disruption and the responsibility Buddhists have to meaningfully engage in the issue. Now they want your feedback.
Statement
- One Earth Sangha
What does it mean to follow the path of spiritual warriorship or to be an ecosattva? The leadership council of the Shambhala Community has issued a statement exploring the role of the spiritual warrior that resonates for all Buddhist traditions.
Statement
A Western Soto Zen Buddhist Statement on the Climate Crisis
- Western Soto Zen Buddhists and Alan Senauke
The Western Soto Zen Buddhist Association's statement on the climate crisis draws from a long term commitment from this rich tradition to Earth, sustainability, and compassion.
Statement
A Buddhist Statement of Support for the Standing Rock action and Water is Life Protectors
- One Earth Sangha
To protect life, we must protect water. An alliance of Buddhist communities stands in solidarity with Indigenous water protectors, and your voice and support are needed.
Stories of Community
EcoDharma
- Jessica Serrante
Where does the Great Turning live? Or rather, how do we live the Great Turning?
EcoDharma
- Nikayla Jefferson
One Earth Sangha’s suggestions for how to get started on taking action.
EcoDharma
Lessons from Ladakh’s Climate Leadership
- Sneha Poddar
By adapting traditional Buddhist wisdom to contemporary challenges, a community in Ladakh is devoting itself to the sacred duty of protecting land.


