Environmental Advocacy Archives • Heather Lyn Mann

#FolkMusic Poses the #ExistentialQuestion of Our Time

March 30, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Friday night I attended a performance in Madison, WI by local folk singing icons Lou and Peter Berryman. They reminded me again of the power of art, its ability to cut through the chatter of life to illuminate what is important. Follow this link to one of my favorite original…

#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?"…

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…

#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…

#RadicalTransformation for #EnvironmentalActivists and #Buddhist Practitioners

October 2, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Each of us--as children of Mother Earth--can benefit from a spiritual relationship with the natural world. Countless studies disclose the mental and physical benefits that emerge from time in nature. But two groups are especially ripe to have that relationship be intentional and radically transformative: environmental activists and Buddhist practitioners.…

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…

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…

The Insight Environmentalist’s Four Noble Truths

May 20, 2013 by heatherlynmann

1. Environmental advocacy is difficult, frustrating, and only occasionally successful work--yet it is vital. 2. Much of the dificulty comes from a craving for change; individual fear, anger, greed, jealousy, and desire for accomplishment; and the expectation we can control great economic, social, and environmental forces. 3. There is a…

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