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A Story of Local Community
A Seattle-based group is coming together to cultivate wisdom, compassion and energy for action.
A Community Renounces Fossil Fuels
With its recent installation of an emissions-free heating system, Zen Mountain Monastery is one step closer to its goal of phasing out fossil fuel use by 2030.
Reflections on an Eco-Advisory Retreat for Dharma Leaders
In March 2023, 21 EcoDharma practitioners gathered to connect, practice, and exchange ideas on nourishing the Buddhist response to ecological crises. David Loy shares some of the insights and vital questions that emerged.
A Conversation with Kritee Kanko
In this wide-ranging conversation, Kritee Kanko speaks to the power of Dharma practice to help us care for ourselves amidst ecological breakdown, clearly see the spiritual and political roots of our planetary crisis, and act in solidarity with our communities.
On the 1-year anniversary of Thích Nhất Hạnh's passing, we share his invitation to see the entire world as our Sangha body.
Buddhist Nuns in Ladakh Fight Climate Change
An alliance of Tibetan Buddhist nuns is responding to ecological breakdown with medical, environmental, and spiritual care.
Alan Senauke in conversation with Kristin Barker
What does our practice ask of us as we bear witness to escalating loss? In this conversation from 2017, Kristin Barker spoke to Berkeley Zen Center abbot Hozan Alan Senauke about social Dharma and collective transformation.
In northeastern Nepal, a destabilizing climate brings escalating uncertainty, economic hardship, and local tensions.
When illegal logging and poaching threatened their neighboring forest, a Buddhist community in Assam created a grassroots alliance to preserve it.
We Are Not Alone
For practitioners in hyper-individualized societies, sangha can be a neglected jewel. What possibilities emerge when we embrace the gifts and complexities of community?