We do not walk this path alone.
Coming to terms with and responding to what is underway requires the support of community.
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Upcoming Events
from Our Networks
Dissolving the Illusion of Separateness
- July 13, 2025
- Natural Dharma Fellowship
Online
This Dharma Sunday is one in a series of Four teachings on Mycelial Wisdom. These teachings explore the insights and perspectives that emerge from relationship with the plant and fungal worlds, specifically the earth’s mycelial network, which mirrors the teachings on interdependence and connection.
Meeting the Spirit of our Times with Steadiness and Love
- July 8, 2025
- — July 13, 2025
- Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
In this program led by Dawn Scott and Rupert Marques, we will call on the four establishments of mindfulness as a refuge and guide, helping us to metabolize the collective violence and ecological wounding that moves through our hearts, bodies, and beloved planet.
A Buddhist and Somatic Approach
- July 9, 2025
- — August 6, 2025
- Sacred Mountain Sangha
Online
This five-week course, led by Dawn Mauricio, offers tools to build resilience and presence in response to the news through meditation, Dharma reflections, and somatic practices.
Faith in Place July Monthly Call
- July 10, 2025
- Faith in Place
Online
We will discuss ways to support your community during this summer heat and how to take local action.
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
- 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.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma Beacon
- John Harvey Negru
The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies is one of many land-based centers embracing EcoDharma not only in their programming but in caring for land and complex histories.