The Power of Joyful and Loving Engagement

An EcoDharma Exploration with James Baraz

This EcoDharma Exploration featuring meditation teacher and Spirit Rock co-founder James Baraz, took place on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Find the recording and resources below. We welcome your support for this program.

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 since 1978. He is a co-founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. James started the Community Dharma Leader program, the Kalyana Mitta Network, the Spirit Rock Family Program and other programs. James is a core teaching team member of Spirit Rock’s ETCP EcoDharma Transformational Culture Program. James has been leading the online course “Awakening Joy” since 2003. He serves as a guiding teacher to One Earth Sangha. James co-authored Awakening Joy and Awakening Joy for Kids.

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Recording

Additional 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

Books

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