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#FixingClimateChange Part 1: Understanding #Denial

March 19, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Every day, more people are coming to understand the link between the human mind, the human heart, and the human environment. They see society's suffering and the destruction of our habitat as inseparable phenomenon. These folks are stepping into a spiritual journey to care for the planet as a means…

Boy, You’re Gonna Carry that Weight a Long Time

March 7, 2014 by heatherlynmann

I heard this story some weeks back. As a spiritual ecologist, it lingers in my thoughts. A motivational speaker stood in front of a room full of people holding a half-full glass of water at the end of her outstretched arm. She asked the group, "how heavy is this glass?"…

Add Your Voice to the #KeystonePipeline Decision

February 26, 2014 by heatherlynmann

The US State Department is taking public comments on the construction of the Keystone Pipeline from now until March 7th. The proposed project would transport the dirtiest crude from Canada's Alberta Tar Sands to US oil refineries on the Gulf Coast. It would also enable the combustion of so large…

You are Not Alone

February 17, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Friends, The burden of saving and weaving together new cloth from the unraveling of society and the environment is heavy, too hard for one person to carry. See that you are part of a diaspora of like-minded souls taking action around the world. Unite with other caring individuals in your…

A Podcast of #Sailing Stories, #Ecology, and #SpiritualInsights

February 16, 2014 by heatherlynmann

On 12 February 2014 about 100 members of the Four Lakes Chapter of the Sierra Club gathered in chilly Madison, WI to find out how a sailor's experiences in the Caribbean informs environmental advocacy and planetary healing. Utilizing story as metaphor, we explored the root causes of climate change: fear…

What do #Buddhism, #Sailing, and #ClimateChange have in common?

February 6, 2014 by heatherlynmann

On Wednesday February 12 at Madison's Downtown Library, I will share adventures from my six-year journey sailing the Atlantic. Join me for a physical and spiritual voyage aboard a 45' sloop as we confront fear, run our ship aground, discover power in action, tour communities on the brink of extinction,…

#Dharma and #ClimateChange: #SpeakOut Now

January 25, 2014 by heatherlynmann

An international group of Dharma teachers are offering a Buddhist perspective on the root causes and conditions of global warming and naming ways suffering can be minimized. Please join me in endorsing this statement. Click here to read their statement and add your name as a Dharma Teacher or Sangha…

#ThichNhatHanh: #Meditation on #Water

January 13, 2014 by heatherlynmann

This water's shape is round or square according to the container that holds it. In the spring warmth, it is liquid. In the winter cold, solid. When its path is obstructed, it stands still. How vast it is, yet its source is so small and difficult to find. On the…

Announcing an #EngagedBuddhist Retreat for #EarthHolders

January 8, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Dear Friends, Please come this April to a retreat at Thich Nhat Hanh's Deer Park Monastery in California entitled Earth Holding and Protecting: An Engaged Buddhist Theme Weekend. At the event you will find nourishment, support and strength as you meet brother and sister Earth Holders working to transform planetary…

A #SufiMystic Discusses #AnimaMundi: the #SouloftheWorld

January 5, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Recently, Werner Brandt from the Work that Reconnects sat down with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, a Sufi Mystic, to discuss humankind's spiritual responsibility at this time of planetary transition. To heal the split between spirit and matter, Llewellyn says, we are to witness what is happening, feel our grief (because it is…

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