Tag: earth

Dharmabyte: Dukkha as Compost

By Zac on Thu, 23 Jun, 2022 - 06:00

Dayajoti explores the metaphor of ‘sh*t happens’ - it’s what you do with it that matters! Turning towards your poo as a reflection on the process of transformation.

From the talk Bodies of Earth - Beyond Me and Mine - Dukkha from a two-week women’s retreat at Eco-Dharma Retreat Centre, 2012.

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Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Touching Earth: Buddhist Approaches for Care of Nature

By viriyalila on Fri, 6 Nov, 2020 - 17:19

Touching Earth: Buddhist Approaches for Care of Nature

By viriyalila on Fri, 6 Nov, 2020 - 17:19

This online retreat offers an in-depth opportunity to cultivate a Dharmic view of the linked environmental crises currently facing all living beings – in the air, in the sea and on the earth.

•We will explore relevant Buddhist teachings and their implications for our lives today.

•We will meditate and reflect together on our actions and our options, creating a safe space for turning towards the reality of the situation and the emotions that arise.

•We will approach the topic through the arts, with music and...

East Coast US Climate Action

Touching Earth: Buddhist Approaches for Care of Nature

By viriyalila on Fri, 6 Nov, 2020 - 17:17

Touching Earth: Buddhist Approaches for Care of Nature

By viriyalila on Fri, 6 Nov, 2020 - 17:17

This online retreat offers an in-depth opportunity to cultivate a Dharmic view of the linked environmental crises currently facing all living beings – in the air, in the sea and on the earth.

•We will explore relevant Buddhist teachings and their implications for our lives today.

•We will meditate and reflect together on our actions and our options, creating a safe space for turning towards the reality of the situation and the emotions that arise.

•We will approach the topic through the arts, with music and...

Buddhist Action

For the Earth, From the Sangha: Poetry Readings and Other Voices

By rodashruti on Thu, 2 Jul, 2020 - 00:08

This is a companion recording to the series of podcasts I produced for Earth Week 2020: Hair On Fire - Buddhist Responses Turning Toward Climate Change

Eva Soncin introduced Vimalasara.
Vimalasara read “I am Africa” from her recently published book of poems, I Am Still Your Negro: An Homage to James Baldwin, published by University of Alberta Press. It’s available at your favorite online book sellers, and on order from local independent bookstores.
Paul Greenberg read excerpts

Clear Vision Trust

Green Earth Awakening - NewsByte

By Amaradaya on Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 - 12:53

Green Earth Awakening - NewsByte

By Amaradaya on Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 - 12:53

Green Earth Awakening is a Buddhafield project which seeks to draw out the more ‘Engaged Buddhism’ element of the festival, where Buddhists, non Buddhists and activists and campaigners in various areas come together for a few days camping in the Blackdown Hills in Devon, UK.

Clear Vision Trust

The Path of Simplicity - Vajrapriya

By Amaradaya on Wed, 4 Oct, 2017 - 10:31

The Path of Simplicity - Vajrapriya

By Amaradaya on Wed, 4 Oct, 2017 - 10:31

Vajrapriya gives a talk on simplicity at the Green Earth Awakening Camp 2017.

Clear Vision Trust

Dead or Alive? Animism - An Ancient Story for Modern Times

By Amaradaya on Tue, 3 Oct, 2017 - 10:24

Dead or Alive? Animism - An Ancient Story for Modern Times

By Amaradaya on Tue, 3 Oct, 2017 - 10:24

Ratnadeva gives a talk on exploring the myth of animism in order to come into relationship with an alive and vibrant earth. Given at Green Earth Awakening, September 2017.

Espace Sangha de Paris

24 heures de méditation pour la Terre

By Ujumani on Fri, 16 Oct, 2015 - 20:23

24 heures de méditation pour la Terre

By Ujumani on Fri, 16 Oct, 2015 - 20:23

A Paris et en France, nous nous préparons pour la réunion du COP21 sur le changement climatique. Il est encourageant de voir le réel intérêt qu’il y a pour cette question en France, et beaucoup de choses sont prévues pour sensibiliser le public et pour faire pression sur les parties concernées, afin d’assurer que cette réunion aboutisse vraiment à un plan efficace pour l’...

Buddhist Action Month 2015

Community Practice Day Metta for the Earth Sunday 14 June 10.00-4.30pm

By vidyakaya on Thu, 28 May, 2015 - 12:31

Community Practice Day Metta for the Earth Sunday 14 June 10.00-4.30pm

By vidyakaya on Thu, 28 May, 2015 - 12:31

A day at the Brighton Buddhist Centre to look at the Earth Metta Practice in more depth.

How can we relate it to the Six Realms of the Wheel of Life?

How do we practice Metta towards those living in Hell Realms where all they know is suffering – or towards those who live in a realm where all they can understand is Power?

And how do we become Bodhisattvas? How do we go about practicing the Perfections of Generosity, Ethics, Patience, Energy, Concentration and Wisdom?

Led by Vidyakaya...

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Buddhafield eBooks - Maitrisara: Gracing the Earth, Buddhist Reflections on a Damaged Planet

By Candradasa on Fri, 24 May, 2013 - 16:43Maitrisara helps run the Buddhafield Dharma Parlour at the annual summer Festival, and her own talks are both passionate and clear. Here she is talking about the vital environmental concern of healing our relationship to the earth and its significance for Buddhists looking for “an authentic heart response”…

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