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A #Sailor Discovers #DivineWisdom

October 15, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is an excerpt from writing done while sailing. Please read to the end and answer the question posed. Enjoy! H The deceptively simple sail is a technological wonder. Dense threads—hammered together under force—prevent even the most determined blow from penetrating the weave. The fabric is able to withstand years…

#ClimateChange and #CoralReefExtinction–Part 3

October 10, 2013 by heatherlynmann

This is the third posting in a series that began on October 9th--H I find writing this is excruciating. I close my eyes and want to cry for the loss of all that I know and all that I love. The suffering of so many species is etched on my…

#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…

#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…

#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.…

60 Seconds with #ThichNhatHanh

October 1, 2013 by heatherlynmann

[wpvideo vndkPbcD] I spent last week on retreat with my root teacher--Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay)--at Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi. We practiced mindfulness as we walked, sat, and ate. We woke to the truth of inter-being. Here we are in the meadow enjoying tea and breathing together in the company…

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…

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…

Brilliant Advice from #Rumi About #ClimateChange

September 19, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Rumi wrote: Sit, be still, and listen For you are drunk and We are at the edge of the roof

#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…

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