The next few years of our collective experience will be heavy with grief as we tend to the dying of our old world to open to the birth of a world anew. Grief work will be the next stage of healing activism. Starts March 29, registration open until May 31. Discount for 1ES community.

With Buddha, Dharma and Sangha as our guides, this series explores re-cognizing and re-membering ourselves as part of a living, intelligent Earth and cosmos. By practicing to know ourselves differently, we uncover a sense of reverence for the Web of Life that opens us to the sacred, self-regenerative capacity of the biosphere we belong to. Changing from the ground up rather than from the head down will inform our ways of showing up in the world.

The Buddhist Peace and Conflict Chaplaincy program (PACC; pronounced like pax) draws on foundational Buddhist teachings and practices to uncover the innate potential of the human heart to foster peace within and without. Participants will intimately explore the role of a Buddhist Peace Chaplain – a spiritual caregiver who is dedicated to the flourishing of peace and supports those enmeshed in conflict with clarity, kindness, and impartiality.

This first week of the Order of Interbeing (OI) retreat is open to anyone who is interested in this path of Engaged Buddhism. Teachings will focus on OI history and practice, and there will be opportunities to receive the Five Mindfulness Trainings. Weeks two and three are reserved for engaged Order members and those who have been accepted as OI aspirants.

In this panel we explore Buddhist eco-chaplaincy with panelists offering different perspectives on ecological grief, spiritual care, and real-world application. Across four sessions, participants will gain insight into its foundations, intersectional relevance, and interfaith possibilities while experiencing the compassionate outlook this emerging field offers.

What is our Buddhist response to the ruin of land and ecosystems resulting from our modern extractivist human-centric culture? What can we as contemplative practitioners do to pacify and restore our local places and landscapes? We invite you to join our multi-site action during Buddhist Action Month (with a discussion/guidance meeting on Tuesday June 2nd).

Dr. Vesely-Flad’s latest book The Fire Inside, examines the writings of Lorde and Baldwin through a Dharmic lens, and discusses how two of America’s greatest literary voices reflect—and expand—Buddhism’s most timeless truths toward justice and liberation.

The Secular Buddhist Network has a discussion group for those who wish to share their experiences of and discuss new possibilities for bringing secular Buddhist ideas, ethics, and practices to community groups and political movements. The group meets the first Friday of every month, at 1 pm US Eastern Time.

We invite people working on all the front lines of our climate movements – farmers, rematriation workers, educators, eco-chaplains, researchers, organizers, activists, healers (and, and, and!) to apply. This retreat will be led by, and will lift up the voices and priorities of BIPOC, trans, queer, disabled, and/or immigrant practitioners and is partially supported by the Kripalu Center and the BESS Family Foundation.

Together, Lubna Masarwa and Thanissara will explore the shared spiritual terrain of trust, surrender, refuge, and compassionate presence through the lens of Islamic and Buddhist practice. Inspired by Tawakkul and Dharma teachings on relinquishment, this gathering opens a contemplative space to explore what it means to remain inwardly steady within a world marked by deep division and profound uncertainty.