EcoBuddhism Archives • Heather Lyn Mann

#SpiritualLessons in the Midst of #Shipwreck

May 31, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Follow this link to a podcast in which I describe an especially thorny day sailing the Bahamas. In the end, the experience of my husband washing out to sea and me broadcasting a Mayday was not a story of isolation but of connection. Then keep listening to hear my co-Dharma…

An #EarthHealing #DharmaTalk by #ThayPhapHo

April 29, 2014 by heatherlynmann

On April 13, 2014, Thay Phap Ho spoke to several hundred visitors in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall at Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, CA. By following this link to his talk, you will hear him share thoughts about the Earth Holding and Protecting Theme Weekend then underway, how…

#FixingClimateChange Part 2: Slippery Spots in #Denial

March 22, 2014 by heatherlynmann

The big question--once you let the mess of a warming planet penetrate your consciousness--is, "What should I DO to transform the situation, protect the world?" There are many answers to this question and I will make some suggestions soon. But, before I start naming meaningful actions, it is important to…

#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…

#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…

#Dharma Talk: the #Paramita of #Ethics

January 11, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Dear Friends, We can create happiness in ourselves and those around us by observing, studying, and practicing the Buddhist teachings on the Paramitas--the six qualities of an enlightened being that transform suffering. In this Dharma Talk, I explore the Parimita of Ethics. Each of us possesses the qualities of transformation,…

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 #Gatha for #WaterConservation

January 2, 2014 by heatherlynmann

If you're like me, you want to grow more aware of your daily actions and wake up to those moments when you can live more lightly on the planet. A good way to gently gain awareness is through mindfulness verses or Gathas. These short poems, spoken silently throughout the day,…

#Democracy and #Enlightenment

December 31, 2013 by heatherlynmann

There is a tendency to exchange engaged democracy for passive democracy, to entrust the stewardship of our collective understanding and shared ethic to people who appear to have more knowledge but—in fact—have a limited point of view. We are made of the stuff of earth, evolved by her hand, so…

#WendellBerry: The #Peace of #WildThings

December 29, 2013 by heatherlynmann

When despair grows in me and I wake in the middle of the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron…

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