In Search of Enduring Sangha

One Earth Sangha assistant director Tashi Black facilitated this community-focused EcoDharma Exploration on August 27, 2023. A recording is available below. We welcome your support for this program.

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We aren’t made to go it alone. For effective ecological engagement, for a nourishing spiritual path, and for basic human thriving, community is crucial.

Why, then, can it be so difficult to find or build community around ecological practice? What gets in our way, keeping us siloed even as we might want to connect with others? Conversely, what might inspire us to come together in ways that strengthen our collective response?

Tashi has been a Buddhist practitioner since 2015, and he spent 18 months as a temporary monastic at Gampo Abbey. His practice has helped him recognize the awesome magnitude of the ecological crisis, as well as its deep interpenetration with racial, gender, economic, and other forms of injustice. He is most interested in person-to-person transformation of ecological and social consciousness, as well as the great spiritual potential of this radically uncertain time. He began volunteering with One Earth Sangha in 2018 and served as Assistant Director until 2024.

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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.

Another way to support us is to share what this exploration has meant to you in a way that we can use in our materials. We invite you to share a “testimonial” here! (select “EcoDharma Exploration Participant” from the dropdown menu.)

Recording

Additional Resources

Inquiries for Group Discussion

  • Part 1:
    • Recall a moment when you felt connected to or nourished by Sangha. What did that experience teach you?
    • When have you felt discouraged or disconnected from Sangha? What did you learn?
  • Part 2:
    • What potential do you sense in EcoSangha? What could it be that would be durable and meaningful to you?

Additional Resources

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