Zen Sesshin, Ecodharma and Nature Kinning Retreat

In this four week series we will read and reflect together on the book authored by Anloor Ladha and Lynn Murphy. Although centered on the systems of capitalism and philanthropy, the structure of the text (recognizing paradox, moving into possibilities, shifting the mode of logic, and walking into the unknown) is a helpful framework for investigating and shifting other systems for which we are entrenched.

This three-part course on EcoDharma, exploring the intersecting fields of Buddhism and systemic environmentalism, is focused on exploring the three levels on which our connection to the rest of the natural world manifests.

The Interspecies Council introduces more-than-human ontologies and perspectives into systems through decision-making and governance. The methodology was created by Phoebe Tickell through her mentorship with Joanna Macy, and adapts elements of the approach ‘The Council of All Beings’ to decision making and deliberation.