A monthly online drop-in group, grounded in Buddhist teachings, inquiry, and community practice, to build equanimity in the midst of the climate crisis and develop capacity for a wise response.

Volunteers from the Zen Center of Denver now sit weekly with detainees at the GEO ICE Detention Center in Aurora, Colorado. This talk will explore the process of establishing these sittings, Bill and David’s encounters with detainees, and the institutional and practical challenges they have faced, all viewed through the lens of the Zen Peacemakers’ Three Tenets. We will also reflect on the broader moment we find ourselves in and consider whether it calls for an expansion of prison dharma to include ICE detention centers on a national scale.

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action.

It is an opportunity to reflect on how events are landing within us, what it means to us to be engaged Buddhists, and to find meaning through shared presence.

This talk will examine Dogen's concept of sustained self-exertion (gyōji) and how this practice functioned for him in challenging times. Virtual event.

Join Adriana DiFazio and guest teachers for this year‑long course in Buddhist teachings and radical political thought. Explore all three schools of Buddhism in conversation with radical political theory and discover what becomes possible when both traditions learn from the other. The first course starts on January 15th, with late enrollment open through January 22nd.

We will explore how Thomas expounded on the Great Work that is before us to do, and how Joanna describes the various dimensions of The Great Turning needed now.

Join Bonnie Duran, Carol Cano, Jeanne Corrigal,and Karen Wakonda for this hybrid daylong retreat. They will weave Indigenous and Buddhist ways of knowing, exploring connections in the teachings of mindfulness, kindness, and Indigenous knowledge systems.

Join us for an evening with Flo Scialom, Project Coordinator for Plum Village’s Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet (ZASP) course. Drawing on Thích Nhất Hạnh’s teachings and years of facilitation, Flo will explore how mindfulness, community, and joy help us face the climate crisis without burning out.

Join climate activist and eco-anxiety expert Heather White to learn about the mental health impacts of climate change, the power of a daily practice of sustainability, and how to discover your unique strengths in service to create a healthier, greener, more just future.