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Mother Earth’s Valentine Metta Meditation

February 10, 2015February 11, 2015 by heatherlynmann

It’s Valentine’s Season and time to express love to our beloveds. Let’s not forget about someone most special--Mother Earth—because she is the giver of life and sustainer of everything we know and hold dear. We can make a gift to her, in celebration of the holiday, and deliver it through…

Meditation on Species Extinction and #Fearlessness

November 23, 2014November 23, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Dear Friends, When we allow ourselves to take in the reality of today's massive rate of species extinction--unprecedented loss happening at a global scale--our minds and hearts can grow destabilized. We can slip into an emotional tail spin of anger, fear, denial, and blame. But it is important to remain steady and present with extinction and what…

A Buddhist Response to Climate Change

November 19, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Dear Friends, This Saturday night I will speak at the Sustainability Potluck at James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Church about a Buddhist response to climate change. I invite you to be part of the evening. You'll find James Reeb at 2146 E Johnson St in Madison, WI People will arrive between…

Now Available: Touching the Earth Newsletter

September 19, 2014 by heatherlynmann

It is my great pleasure to share with you the first issue of Touching the Earth Newsletter of Earth Holding Actions in the Plum Village Tradition. The idea for this electronic newsletter came to life last spring in the conversations that followed the Earth Holding and Protecting Retreat at Deer Park Monastery (Escondido, CA).…

Try this #Meditation in #Nature

May 14, 2014July 2, 2014 by heatherlynmann

What would you see if you spent time looking deeply at the world in the place where you stand? Weeks ago, Rev. angel Kyodo Williams and I led thirty-five Dharma Leaders practicing in the tradition of Spirit Rock into Chicago's Lincoln Park to find out. This was part of a…

A #VisionforEarth Holding in the #PlumVillageTradition

May 1, 2014 by heatherlynmann

On 13 April 2014, twenty-five environmentally concerned Buddhists practicing in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition gathered at Deer Park Monastery (Escondido, California) for the final conversation of the Engaged Buddhist Theme Weekend: Earth Holding and Protecting. Thay Phap Ho (Brother Protection) passed a basket of writing supplies and invited…

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…

#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…

#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…

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