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
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Upcoming Events
from Our Networks
With Alex Julie
- September 22, 2025
- The Mind Body Ecology Institute
In collaboration with Peace Boat, join The Mind Body Ecology Institute (MBEI) for an interactive event focusing on mental health and climate resilience. Discover how caring for the inner landscape of our hearts and minds is a vital component in cultivating wise and sustainable response to the polycrisis. Breakfast included.
With Karenna Gore
- September 16, 2025
- — October 14, 2025
- Union Theological Seminary
Online
The course will provide basic literacy in climate science and case studies of impacts, but it focuses on an understanding of the drivers of human behavior that are shaping our shared biosphere. Recognizing that the climate crisis is about more than data, science, and technology (as important as they are), Climate Ethics explores how to draw from values, culture, and spirituality to heal and protect the life-support system of the Earth.
With Jeanne Corrigal and Yong Oh
- September 18, 2025
- — November 6, 2025
- Insight Meditation Society
Online
This program is a community exploration of what we’re feeling and holding in these times, with the intention of deepening our individual and collective capacity for wise and committed response. We will honour our deep love for the earth, expressing that love through engagement, care and the willingness to show up.
Voices from the Global South
- September 18, 2025
- Yale Center for Environmental Justice
Online
The program will feature Mercy Sister Rosita Sidasmed of Argentina and Franciscan Rodrigo Peret of Brazil sharing the priorities for climate justice coming out of the Global South and how civil society hopes to influence the formal negotiations.
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.
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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?
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- Nikayla Jefferson
One Earth Sangha’s suggestions for how to get started on taking action.
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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.