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Not #Morality but #Enlightenment: The Path to #PlanetaryWellness

September 23, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Fear, greed, anger, and delusion are the roots of great suffering. What is extraordinary is the depth and scale of this statement, because what holds true for the individual holds for civilization and the entirety of Mother Earth. Individual suffering and planetary suffering are made of the same stuff. Societies…

#Mindfulness and the #NeuroticMind

September 22, 2013 by heatherlynmann

I learned about the relationship between my mind and breath at my first Buddhist retreat. Sitting in calm alertness, I tried to focus my mind on a single point of pure, dependable reality: my breathing. Sitting peacefully I thought: Breathing in I feel myself breathing in. Breathing out I feel…

Riddle Me This #ClimateChange #Koan

September 20, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here, dear friends, is a Climate Change Koan for contemplation. I wrote it in conversation with Bodhisattva Great Ocean. Ocean: Who hears the sound of the last wave? Sailor: No one has visited the distant shore of wavelessness. Ocean: Go there without a step. The route is clear. Open your…

#SandMining: Are we Eating Our Children?

September 18, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is an excerpt from a book in the works: Who Hears the Sound of the Last Wave? Enjoy--H Ships Log: February 19, 2012, 08:15—Eleven-Mile Beach, Barbuda I step out of the dinghy just past the surf and pink sand swallows my foot to the calf. The next wave knocks…

Our Heat, the Sun–A 5 Minute #GuidedMeditation to be Nourished by Earth

September 16, 2013 by heatherlynmann

https://soundcloud.com/heather-lyn-mann/our-heat-the-sun-a-5-minute Borrow a few minutes from your busy day today to sit in mindful awareness of your relationship to the Earth and Sun. It feels great!

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.

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 First Climate Justice #Mindfulness Training: Protecting Life

August 26, 2013 by heatherlynmann

In my spiritual practice I felt an absence of clarity around the every-day ethics of living in harmony with Mother Earth. So, I re-wrote the ancient Buddhist precepts into up-to-date Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings, guidelines I can chew on again and again in meditation. It's worth noting, I am a…

Podcast Link: “Sailing at the Earth’s Tempo”

August 16, 2013 by heatherlynmann

https://soundcloud.com/heather-lyn-mann/sailing-at-the-earths-tempo Follow this link to hear a six-minute reading of my latest published work: "Sailing at the Earth's Tempo." Or, you can find the article in the summer 2013 issue of The Mindfulness Bell, a publication of Plum Village. Enjoy--H

#EcoBuddhism.org–A Resource for Mind, Spirit, and Action

August 13, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is a wonderful website focused upon the science, wisdom, and solutions surrounding climate change. I encourage you to spend time exploring EcoBuddhism.org Kudos to John Stanley and team!

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