Right Speech in a Time of War
In a time of war, polarization and isolation, what do the teachings and practices of Right Speech offer as support? In this meditation and discussion, Rhonda Magee shares reflections on her efforts to continue working to increase connection and conversation in a time when free speech, commitment to human rights and other supports for speaking truth are under attack.
Module Eight
This Module explores the relational and collective dimensions of EcoDharma, offering practical tools for facilitation, conflict transformation, Deep Democracy, trauma-aware group work, and community leadership in times of ecological and social instability. Participants are invited to develop their own approach to cultivating resilient, trustworthy, and life-serving communities capable of holding grief, difference, uncertainty, and collective transformation.
Module Five
At the point where certainty gives way to humility, we invite a deep relinquishment of control and identity, opening space for a more responsive and emergent form of practice. From grounded uncertainty, we listen, allowing new expressions of Dharma to take shape in relationship with land, ancestors, and the wider living world.
Module Four
Here we turn toward the “Second Call,” inviting a courageous examination of how modern Buddhist culture is intertwined with colonial, capitalist, and life-eroding systems even as it seeks liberation.
Module Three
This module carries us further into the descent, inviting an honest reckoning with the layered ecological and social crises that many communities struggle to fully face. Rather than convincing or confronting, we cultivate the capacity to stay present as awareness moves from avoidance and confusion toward an integrated, wholehearted understanding.
Letting Love Widen
Where does ‘me’ end and ‘Earth’ begin? Come glimpse a perspective wider than the distinction.
Learning Support
Contents Introduction Inquiry Practice and Attitude Trauma-Informed Learning Shared Agreements for Our Gatherings Office Hours Introduction It is a privilege to welcome you into this course. You each come with deep training, lived realization, and years of guiding others. We hope you will feel respected here—not as beginners proving yourselves, but as experienced practitioners willing […]
Module Two
Here we meet the reality of a changing Earth body. Necessarily then, we also turn towards emotional and spiritual impact of planetary upheaval with embodied awareness and collective care.
Module Seven
With this module, we begin shifting from personal practice toward the seat of the teacher, inviting you to discover and articulate your own EcoDharma for guiding others through eco-distress and the unfolding polycrises.
Module Six
We invite here a period of deep integration through land-based practice and living contemplation. The Release marks a turning point in the arc of the course: the threshold between descent and return. It is a sacred pause. We step away from screen learning and re-enter the slower rhythms of the Earth. This continues the learning journey in another form.