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Six Steps Toward Living in #PlanetaryHarmony

September 14, 2013 by heatherlynmann

1. Vision--Imagine all beings holding Earth in sacred trust. 2. Skill--Learn more about planetary suffering and sustainable healing actions. 3. Wisdom--Join others in identifying the way for individuals and society to avoid suffering. 4. Action--Water the seeds of happiness by touching and healing wounds within your reach. 5. Gratitude--Honor that…

Check Out #Mindfulmagazine–A Celebration of What Matters

September 12, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Mindful magazine is a comprehensive portrait of living a life of awareness in modern society. Editors pack its pages with helpful information. Here is a link to the online magazine's environmental page. Enjoy, H http://www.mindful.org/the-mindful-society/environment

A #GuidedMeditation on the Gift of Gravity

September 11, 2013 by heatherlynmann

https://soundcloud.com/heather-lyn-mann/gravity-a-five-minute Click here to find nourishment from Earth in a five-minute guided meditation.

The Words of #SisterMiriamMacGillis

September 10, 2013 by heatherlynmann

"We don't go out into our backyard and kneel down before the soil and know that we are in the face of sacred mystery. It's just dirt to us; it's opaque. It's real estate. Whoever has the deed to it owns it." Sister Miriam MacGillis Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of…

Report Card for the Last #ElectricityFreeDay

September 9, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Yesterday was the fourth and final Saturday in my series of electricity-free days; the series was a personal protest against America's fossil fuel policies and the corporations profiting from them. During the final day, two extraordinary things happened. First, I nearly spoiled all the food in the fridge. Second, I…

The Fifth #ClimateJustice #MindfulnessTraining: Preserving the Whole

September 6, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the last of five Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings that I began posting on August 26th. Preserving the Whole Aware of pain caused by individual and societal fear, greed, anger, and delusion, I will cultivate a peaceful mind of inter-being in myself and others. I will nourish myself and…

Report Card for #Electricity-FreeDay Number 3

September 3, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Whoa. Sometimes the world says stop. Sometimes my best ideas just aren't going to fly. Sometimes, skilfulness requires shutting my mouth and going with the flow. Here's the most recent skinny on my third try at living a day without electricity--twenty-four hours when I watched my burning aspiration fizzle into…

The Fourth Climate Justice Mindfulness Training: #SkillfulCommunication

August 29, 2013 by heatherlynmann

This is the fourth of five guidelines I wrote to wake myself to ethical choices supporting Climate Justice. Look at posts from earlier in the week to read about the first three Trainings. Skillful Communication Aware of pain caused by blocked, false, and unskillful communication, I will be present to…

The Third Climate Justice #Mindfulness Training: Sacred Conception

August 28, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the third of five Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings I wrote as a guideline for ethical living during this climate emergency. You can look back at this week's earlier posts for the text of the first two Trainings. Sacred Conception Aware of pain caused by actions that push the…

The Second Climate Justice Mindfulness Training: #Simple Living

August 27, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the second of five Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings I created to give myself an ethical touchstone in daily life. Simple Living Aware of pain caused by the unsustainable production and distribution of goods and services, I will live simply in the nested ecosystem that is my home, invest…

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