One Earth Sangha offers EcoDharma Explorations, monthly gatherings that focus on different facets of EcoDharma. Recordings are provided for anyone who cannot attend or wishes to revisit a gathering.
Upcoming Explorations
Our next EcoDharma Exploration will be on Sunday, July 28. We will send an announcement via our email list as soon as registration is open.
- July 28
- Damchö Diana Finnegan
Amid new levels of collective instability, how might we change our relationship to distress, anxiety and all of their relatives? Damchö Diana Finnegan and Kristin Barker co-lead this gathering on July 28 to ground our responses in a steady posture and open heart.
Fear and Anger as Holy Messengers
- August 25
- Zac Ispa-Landa
In the face of disruption and uncertainty, fear and anger often arise as habitual and instinctive reactions. Zac Ispa-Landa leads this gathering on August 25 to explore how we might honour and harness these powerful emotions as we show up as agents of change.
Past Explorations
Recordings of past explorations are available here.
On Right Relations with Deniers, Delayers, and Destroyers
- June 23
- Kevin Gallagher
How might we relate to the "bad guys" as advocates and activists attempting to reduce suffering in the world at large? Kevin Gallagher led this gathering on June 23rd, in exploration of how we might relate, on behalf of both people and planet, to those who cause harm.
The Dynamic Balance of Yin and Yang, Emptiness and Action, Rest and Engagement, on the Path of Change-Making
- April 28
- Deborah Eden Tull
What strength might we discover when we connect to often-overlooked virtues such as stillness, rest, and receptivity? On April 28, Deborah Eden Tull led this investigation into the sacred balance of light and dark within Nature and our own minds.
How might we nourish the ecological self and support its maturation? John Seed and Br. Tenzin (Dr. Alex Anderson) led this EcoDharma Exploration on May 26 exploring the interwoven teachings and practices of Deep Ecology and Buddhadharma.
- March 24
- Lama Rod Owens
In this EcoDharma Exploration on March 24, 2024, Buddhist Minister, Author, and Activist Lama Rod Owens led us in exploring and developing renewed visions for activism based on the recognition that all systems of violence intersect with climate change.
Cultivating Interracial Community within Movements for Change
- February 25
- Rhonda Magee
Cross-cultural communication can bring us together… or tear us apart. In this EcoDharma Exploration on February 25, 2024, Rhonda Magee joined Kristin Barker in conversation to explore challenges and opportunities for building true Sangha as we work together for environmental justice.
- January 28
- Jessica Morey
In this EcoDharma Exploration held on January 28, 2024, Jessica Morey invited us to examine our bond with Earth, our ultimate caretaker.