Heather Lyn Mann

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,…

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#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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Here’s what #AlbertEinstein Said…

October 18, 2013 by heatherlynmann

A human being is part of the whole called by us "the universe," a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest--a kind of optical illusion of our consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting…

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#ClimateJustice for #EarthCareWeek and Beyond

October 7, 2013 by heatherlynmann

I am helping members of my Buddhist community engage on the frontline of Climate Justice in the State of Wisconsin. We know a shallow understanding of global warming coupled with mere good-will for the planet empowers the continuation of unjust actions by the privileged. So, our group aims to address…

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#GovernmentShutDown? Activate #Happiness

October 4, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Yes, the government shut down, our prisons are past capacity, the climate overheats, and guns proliferate. Society is a mess. But, I will not let my unhappiness--my anger, fear, and sadness--add to the sorrows of those around me. I will live a life of sacred activism, healing the world by…

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