You are invited to join the Macy family in a celebration of Joanna’s life. This event will be an evening of music, poetry and teachings. We will move through the four phases of the Spiral of the Work That Reconnects: Coming From Gratitude, Honoring Our Pain for the World, Seeing With New Eyes, and Going Forth as we honor Joanna’s legacy of activism and deep ecology. (hybrid event)

Grounded in the idea that Buddhist ethics calls on us to mitigate and adapt to climate change, the GALA program, freely offered on a dāna basis, will share practices, conceptual frameworks, and workshops to support participants in mindful and skillful engagement in a world with a rapidly changing climate.

The Earth Awareness Teacher Training is for mindfulness and meditation teachers who are passionate about integrating mindfulness and meditation with a deep connection to the Earth and who aim to build capacity for spiritual and psychological resilience in the face of environmental and climate crises. This program is fully funded through the generosity of the BESS Family Foundation, and is offered free of charge to participants. APPLICATION opens July 1st. Early application deadline is August 15th.

The FOUR FIELDS are a contemplative, ecological, and socio-political teaching on the embodiment of wakefulness. One Sunday a month. We will practice and attune to the Four Fields. No background knowledge or experience needed. Join us!

In this session, we will explore cultivation traditions in China and what they can teach us about resilience and mind-body / inner-outer integration. These practices contribute to the historical, cultural, and spiritual roots of Ecological Civilization and provide a foundation for what it looks like today. We will also discuss institutions as a bridge from personal cultivation to societal impact.

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.

This intimate memorial, guided by Lotus Institute and the Monastics of Plum Village, will weave together live music, stories of Larry’s life, chanting, and readings from Plum Village’s 49th Day Ceremony. There will also be time for you to share how Larry has impacted your life and practice.

This online program is perfect for those looking to enrich their understanding of interdependence, flourishing, and regenerative sustainability, express their feelings about what is happening to animals and the environment, and reconnect with nature. Participants receive a free copy of Flourishing Kin: Indigenous Wisdom for Collective Well-Being.

You are invited to join a dialogue with Dr. Muna Shaheen and Dr. Stephen Fulder, leading Palestinian and Israeli dharma teachers, hosted by Gil Fronsdal. These are times of alarming violence and suffering, especially but not only in Gaza. There is an urgent need to explore how we can make sense of what is happening, how we can plant the seeds of change, how we can deal with the strong emotions and views all around us, and how the dharma can give us ways to respond.

This talk with Ram Appalaraju will provide an overview of challenges faced by the incarcerated men and women, their spiritual needs, and range of chaplaincy services that are offered by the ministry.