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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…

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!

#DanKahan: Finding Art in the Science of #ClimateMessaging

September 15, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Mentioning climate change in some circles is risky business, a form of social violence or even political warfare. But Yale researcher Dan Kahan knows a thing or two about transcending the entrenchment of our camps to find shared meaning. Learn more in this recent interview.

#CitizensUnited Obstructs #ClimateJustice

September 14, 2013 by heatherlynmann

The Supreme Court decision in favor of Citizens United gave corporations the status of personhood and skewed democratic process by removing corporate limits to financial contributions in political campaigns. Profit-seeking industries financially seduce our nation's decision-makers and it is all legal. But here is a movement to restore sanity to…

Six Steps Toward Living in #PlanetaryHarmony

September 14, 2013 by heatherlynmann

1. Vision--Imagine all beings holding Earth in sacred trust. 2. Skill--Learn more about planetary suffering and sustainable healing actions. 3. Wisdom--Join others in identifying the way for individuals and society to avoid suffering. 4. Action--Water the seeds of happiness by touching and healing wounds within your reach. 5. Gratitude--Honor that…

Check Out #Mindfulmagazine–A Celebration of What Matters

September 12, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Mindful magazine is a comprehensive portrait of living a life of awareness in modern society. Editors pack its pages with helpful information. Here is a link to the online magazine's environmental page. Enjoy, H http://www.mindful.org/the-mindful-society/environment

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.

The Words of #SisterMiriamMacGillis

September 10, 2013 by heatherlynmann

"We don't go out into our backyard and kneel down before the soil and know that we are in the face of sacred mystery. It's just dirt to us; it's opaque. It's real estate. Whoever has the deed to it owns it." Sister Miriam MacGillis Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of…

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