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Ideas from Joanna Macy

May 21, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Systems Scientist and Buddhist Scholar Joanna Macy asks the question, "How can we live in a way that allows our system to work as well as it can?" Here, "system" can mean family, neighborhood, cooperative, watershed, state, nation, or planet earth. In answer, Macy offers the following Guidelines of Intention.…

The Insight Environmentalist’s Four Noble Truths

May 20, 2013 by heatherlynmann

1. Environmental advocacy is difficult, frustrating, and only occasionally successful work--yet it is vital. 2. Much of the dificulty comes from a craving for change; individual fear, anger, greed, jealousy, and desire for accomplishment; and the expectation we can control great economic, social, and environmental forces. 3. There is a…

Please Sign this Petition

May 17, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is a link to an online petition aimed at addressing climate change through positive action. Please sign--H http://1earthsangha.org/request-for-teachings/

The Acceptance of 400 PPM

May 16, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is a simple confession: I often need to remind myself that pain is found in the gap between the way things are and the way I want things to be. My frustration and suffering increases the more I want things to be different. The only way to lessen pain…

Earth Holders’ Heart Sutra–Part Five

May 13, 2013 by heatherlynmann

This post concludes the discussion of my revisions to the classic Buddhist text, The Heart of the Prajanaparamita. You will find the revised text--The Earth Holders' Heart Sutra--below in Part Two. Battle-weary activists can let go of personal baggage and the scorecard of environmental wins and losses because scorecards are…

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Heather Lyn Mann

Ideas from Joanna Macy

The Insight Environmentalist’s Four Noble Truths

Please Sign this Petition

The Acceptance of 400 PPM

Earth Holders’ Heart Sutra–Part Five

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