In the midst of large-scale ecological harm and injustice, how might we cultivate resilience and an open heart? And how might connecting to unconditional joy strengthen our engaged practice?
One Earth Sangha offers monthly EcoDharma Explorations. In this gathering on June 19, James Baraz led an investigation of grief, joy, inspiration, and how we can energize our engaged practice in the midst of ecological suffering.
James Baraz has been teaching meditation for over thirty years. He is a co-founder teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California where he regularly teaches, and he leads retreats and workshops around the United States and abroad. He created the Awakening Joy course, which has had over 9,000 participants on-site and online, since 2003. He is on the International Advisory Board of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. He lives with his wife, Jane, in Berkeley, California. He is the co-author with Shoshana Alexander of Awakening Joy: 10 Steps that Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness. His website is www.awakeningjoy.info. He can be reached at
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One Earth Sangha and our featured speakers offer these explorations on a donation basis, with no required registration fee. We invite you to participate in the tradition of offering dana, or generosity. Your support makes these gatherings possible, and any amount offered is greatly appreciated.
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Recording
Follow-Up Resources
Websites
- Regeneration.org – Climate projects happening that you can get involved in
- EcoDharma.com – A rich set of resources from Spain’s Ecodharma Centre
- ExtinctionRebellion.co.uk – An international movement dedicated to halting mass extinction and ecological degradation
Videos
- The Spiral of The Work That Reconnects – with Joanna Macy
- Gratitude: The Short Film – by Louie Schwartzberg
- Julia Butterfly Hill: Anger vs. Love and Fierce Compassion
- Dharma Teacher Yanai Postelnik’s Extinction Rebellion action, March 2019
- The Secret to Talking about Climate Change – How to hold a wise, non-adversarial conversation
- White Supremacy, Climate Crisis, and Human Trauma
- Joanna Macy explains The Shambhala Prophecy
- Krista Tippett and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe on Tippett’s On Being podcast
- Outrage and Optimism – Excellent podcast with Christiana Figueres (architect of the ParisClimate Agreement), Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson
- Conversations with the Wise – James in conversation with Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Julia Butterfly Hill and other wisdom teachers about wisely holding climate at this time
- This is the Moment – Video of Joanna Macy and Thanissara in conversation
- Mobilizing the “Moderate Flank” with Rupert Read – Moving presentation on grieving and discovering what you can do (including supporting resilience in your community)
- Konda Mason on systemic roots of the climate crisis – from 15:06-24:08 on this recording
- Systems Change, with Thanissara, Konda Mason – environmental justice, including Konda’s project in Louisiana
Books
- Choosing Earth: Humanity’s Great Transition to a Mature Civilization, Duane Elgin
- EcoDharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis, David Loy
- Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation, Paul Hawken
- Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, Katherine Hayhoe
- Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re In without Going Crazy, Joanna Macy
- Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery, Mark Coleman
