spiritual ecology Archives • Heather Lyn Mann

Earth Holding in the Plum Village Tradition

February 21, 2015February 21, 2015 by heatherlynmann

I I serve on the editorial committee of a new online offering that I think you will enjoy-- Touching the Earth: A Newsletter of Earth Holding Actions in the Plum Village Tradition Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh says, "Every on of us can do something to protect and care…

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…

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…

#FixingClimateChange Part 2: Slippery Spots in #Denial

March 22, 2014 by heatherlynmann

The big question--once you let the mess of a warming planet penetrate your consciousness--is, "What should I DO to transform the situation, protect the world?" There are many answers to this question and I will make some suggestions soon. But, before I start naming meaningful actions, it is important to…

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?"…

#ThichNhatHanh: #Meditation on #Water

January 13, 2014 by heatherlynmann

This water's shape is round or square according to the container that holds it. In the spring warmth, it is liquid. In the winter cold, solid. When its path is obstructed, it stands still. How vast it is, yet its source is so small and difficult to find. On the…

#WalkingMeditation at a #BuddhistRetreat

January 3, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Last October, at a Buddhist retreat in Southwestern Wisconsin, I led a walking meditation. Here are my words of introduction and closing comments. Of special note, I'd like to acknowledge Geneen Marie Haugen for her beautiful writing in "Imagining Earth,"a chapter published in Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth.…

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,…

#Democracy and #Enlightenment

December 31, 2013 by heatherlynmann

There is a tendency to exchange engaged democracy for passive democracy, to entrust the stewardship of our collective understanding and shared ethic to people who appear to have more knowledge but—in fact—have a limited point of view. We are made of the stuff of earth, evolved by her hand, so…

#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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