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Don’t Like the Meat You Love: A Recipe for Change

August 12, 2013 by heatherlynmann

I love meat. Whether it's Sunday morning bacon with eggs, a platter of colorful sushi with friends, or a quick sandwich-to-go on the road--meat is easy to get and satisfying to the taste buds and belly. My favorite holiday traditions center around meat: the Easter lamb, Forth-of-July brats and burgers,…

Join Me: The Electricity-Free Day Challenge

August 11, 2013 by heatherlynmann

What would it be like not to use electricity one day a week for a month? When I'm living on my sloop at sea, the absence of electricity could be dangerous because I need it--sometimes urgently--to start the engine and drive out of harm's way. But on the boat, I…

A Buddhist Response to Global Warming

July 24, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Join others in advancing a spiritual view of climate change and promoting an urgent call to act. Sign the declaration at: http://www.ecobuddhism.org/bcp/all_content/buddhist_declaration/

Breaking the Cycle of Dualistic Thinking

July 21, 2013 by heatherlynmann

When we view the natural world as something outside of and separate from humankind, we get caught in dualistic thinking and fail to see reality. But when we break the cycle of dualistic thinking to view people, animals, plants, and minerals as extensions of our own bodies--the natural world as…

Climate Justice in This Moment

July 20, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Climate Justice offers an opportunity to mitigate global warming while: o Diversifying and realigning the economy, o Stewarding natural resources, o Creating a just society, o Ending war, o Preserving species and ecosystems, o Curbing population growth. Climate Justice cannot be fought for and won. It is not a future…

Climate Justice

July 3, 2013 by heatherlynmann

I am working with my community of Buddhist practitioners--Snowflower Sangha in Madison, WI--to identify the "front line" of Climate Justice in our state. In the spirit of engaged Buddhism, we aim to transform the climate crisis through skillful, non-violent action. Activists Tim DeChristopher, Martin Luther King, and Mahatma Gandhi give…

What’s What

June 8, 2013 by heatherlynmann

It is nutty to think of nature as fragile and humankind as all-powerful when the reverse is in fact true.

Keep On

June 4, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Keep on listening to the cry of the world. Press on in the medium of your life. You will be imperfect in your actions, but your compassion and strong desire to act on behalf of others will guide you toward skillful means. Touch seeds of courage when not understood by…

Mother Earth’s Prayer

June 1, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Meaning no sacrilege, I offer this prayer to help us honor and awaken to the primacy of sacred creation. Mother Earth's Prayer Our Planet, beneath our feet, Hallowed be thy name. Nature’s Order abounds, Nature’s Laws govern all, On earth and in society’s relationships and systems. Give us this day…

Stopping. Looking.

May 30, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Where are you on the voyage of earth healing? How have you moved away from a culture of violence, greed, consumption, and indifference toward individual, societal, and planetary well-being? How do you embody peace and healing today? In what way are you still a part of the problem? How can…

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