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
Featured Online Course
from Our Networks
Climate, Justice, Nonviolence and Regenerative social change
Can we take the inconvenient and risky actions necessary to minimize suffering? How might taking such actions become more normal, healing, holistic, and beautiful? Can they authentically express our deepest spiritual truths?
Led by Boundless in Motion and hosted by One Earth Sangha, this course begins May 15. Applications open now.
Led by Boundless in Motion and hosted by One Earth Sangha, this course begins May 15. Applications open now.
Upcoming Events
from Our Networks
With Kaira Jewel Lingo
- December 6, 2023
- London Insight Meditation
Online
By cultivating wisdom, we can gain a deeper understanding of the impermanent and interconnected nature of life, investigate our perceptions, and vision the kind of world we truly want. With resilience and balance, we can remain grounded and steady, even amidst the chaos and uncertainty of crisis.
Practicing Nonviolence in Times of Great Harm
- December 6, 2023
- Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Online
Sami Awad, Kazu Haga, and Miki Kastan in conversation with BPF Co-Director Kate Johnson. Please join us for an interdisciplinary, interfaith conversation on the practice of nonviolence, both internally and externally, as it relates to the current violence in Israel and Palestine.
IMS Book Club
- December 6, 2023
- Insight Meditation Society
Online
Meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer shares a pragmatic guide to living a life of meaning and purpose in a time of great social, environmental, and spiritual upheaval.
Contemplating our Mortality
- December 7, 2023
- — December 10, 2023
- Gaia House
Online
What does it mean to live in the full awareness that we are not here forever? Join Yanai Postelnik and River Wolton for this hybrid retreat.
Singing for Personal and Social Liberation
- December 8, 2023
- — December 11, 2023
- Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
Join Melanie Harris and Joshuah Brian Campbell for an exploration of liberation through the history of movement songs, Buddhist meditation, active listening, and being with the sacred tradition of African American Spirituals.
Learning Engaged Spirituality from Buddhist and Christian Saints and Bodhisattvas
- December 9, 2023
- Spirit Rock
Online
Through meditation, prayer, and intimate conversations, we will connect with the “mystic heart,” where the teachings of Buddha and Christ converge. In this sacred space, join Adam Bucko and Kaira Jewel Lingo in an exploration of our unique callings and discern how to meet these times with compassion, resilience, and purpose.
Led by Candia Ludy
- December 10, 2023
- Shambhala
Online
“Maitri Bhavana Second Sunday” includes a brief talk, a discussion period, and Maitri Bhavana practice. Maitri Bhavana is a regularly scheduled mahayana practice for the seriously ill, or for major global turmoil and disasters. It contains tonglen practice and may be done by anyone.
Statements
from Leaders and Practioners
A Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change
The Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change. On November 28th, 2015 in Paris, this statement was presented to UN climate negotiators with other faith statements around the world.
A Western Soto Zen Buddhist Statement on the Climate Crisis
- Western Soto Zen Buddhists
- March 2017
Stories of Community
A Community Renounces Fossil Fuels
- Steve Seigan Miron
- July 3, 2023
With its recent installation of an emissions-free heating system, Zen Mountain Monastery is one step closer to its goal of phasing out fossil fuel use by 2030.
EcoDharma
Reflections on an Eco-Advisory Retreat for Dharma Leaders
EcoDharma
A Conversation with Kritee Kanko