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A global sangha learning how to navigate eco-crises with mindfulness and Buddhist teachings.
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Even in times of unraveling, the Dharma invites us to meet our grief, fear, and hope with presence.

At One Earth Sangha, we gather as a community to honor these truths and turn toward compassionate action for all beings.

Learn more: 1earthsangha.start.page
September 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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What does it mean to root our practice in justice, compassion, and the living Earth? 🌍

Join Konda Mason for an EcoDharma Exploration on Sept 28 at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET.

Registration is open: oneearthsangha.org/pgm-post/eco...

#EcoDharma #ClimateJustice #Mindfulness
September 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“Passion isn’t about urgency or output. It thrives in community.”

In this tender “Dear Climate Therapist” column, Leslie Davenport responds to burnout with guidance rooted in compassion, systems thinking, and the Dharma.

Read more: buff.ly/YEtCOAI
A solitary orange mushroom standing tall amid a mossy forest floor, softly lit with green and golden light. Text reads: “Passion isn’t about constant urgency or output.” A delicate, translucent mushroom emerging from thick green moss, surrounded by blurred stems. Text reads: “It’s about sustainability. It respects boundaries. It makes space for rest.” A small community of pale mushrooms growing up the side of a moss-covered tree trunk. Text reads: “And it thrives in community. – Leslie Davenport”
August 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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How do we keep going when the work feels endless?

In this installment of “Dear Climate Therapist,” Leslie Davenport offers wise counsel on balancing passion with acceptance—so that we can sustain our purpose without burning out.

Read here: buff.ly/YEtCOAI

#EcoDharma #ClimateCare
Square graphic with a background image of bare, intertwined tree branches against a muted, cloudy sky. White brushstroke-style accents frame the edges. The text reads: "How Do I Balance Acceptance with Passion? Response from a Climate Therapist" by Leslie Davenport and Britt Wray, July 28, 2025. Below, a quote: “Burnout doesn’t only come from working hard—it comes from working without nourishment.” Subtext reads: "Britt Wray, creator of the Unthinkable Times newsletter, offers another installment of ‘Dear Climate Therapist,’ with guidance from climate-aware therapist, Leslie Davenport." Bottom hashtags: #ecodharma #dharma #acceptance. One Earth Sangha branding is included.
August 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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We are excited to announce the theme of this year's EcoSattva Training: Becoming a Force for Nature ✨

Our EcoSattva Training returns this year, newly revised for 2025–2026.

✨ Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know when registration opens: buff.ly/ykrXF5k
A large tree in the foreground frames a misty, golden-hued sunrise over a forested valley. Bare branches stretch across the sky. Text over the image reads: “Becoming a Force for Nature – EcoSattva Training, Revised for 2026–2027. Coming Soon.”
July 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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What does leadership look like when the systems we’ve relied on no longer hold?

Join us tomorrow for our EcoDharma Exploration with Zen master and Indigenous Hawaiian teacher Roshi Norma Wong: buff.ly/ojZAJSW
July 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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“We need you on the ground.” In our latest piece, Mohsen Mahdawi shares his story of ICE detention, Buddhist practice, and a powerful call to action for spiritual communities to show up for justice. Read the full interview here: buff.ly/oHTwkei
A lone tree stands in a rocky, desert landscape near Jericho in the West Bank. Text over the image reads: “We Need You on the Ground – An Interview with Mohsen Mahdawi” by Nikayla Jefferson. One Earth Wisdom. EcoDharma. Quote: “I think at its core, Buddhism is related to justice.”
July 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Join Zen master and Indigenous Hawaiian leader Norma Wong Roshi for a powerful EcoDharma Exploration on Sunday, July 27, as she speaks into our current timeplace of collapse and possibility.

🔗 Register here: buff.ly/ojZAJSW

#EcoDharma #ZenLeadership #SpiritualActivism #ClimateJustice
A frog captured mid-leap over a rippling, sunlit stream. On the upper right, a quote reads: “We are more likely to imagine and strategize into an expansive possibility if we first leap in our mind, heart, and core.” — Norma Wong. The image conveys movement, transformation, and bold possibility.
July 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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In our latest edition of Blue Planet Practice, Kristin Barker, co-founder of One Earth Sangha, offers a moving reflection on Joanna Macy’s life and legacy—how it shaped our work, our practices, and our sense of belonging in this world.

Read the newsletter: buff.ly/SYzDq67
Graphic text reads: “Celebrating Joanna Macy.” Below: “Joanna Macy—giant, phenom, revelation, blessing—has helped thousands around the world turn toward our pain, come back to life, remember that the story’s not over, and discover what might yet be born of our love. Our team and our community, we have barely begun to ponder her vast and beautifully unknowable legacy.” White serif text on a dark brown background.
July 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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“What kind of society can sustain human dignity today?”

In a bold keynote, Bhikkhu Bodhi names the forces of moral nihilism and calls for a world grounded in solidarity and justice.

Read “Protecting Human Dignity”: buff.ly/02Pz6f4

#EcoDharma #Buddhism
Promotional graphic for Bhikkhu Bodhi’s article “Protecting Human Dignity from the Threat of Moral Nihilism.” A tree grows from water under a gray sky, bordered by a rough white paintbrush texture. Overlay text highlights the title, author, and quote: “Solidarity flows from a recognition of the essential unity of all people, the understanding that all human beings wish to be well, happy, and safe.”
July 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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“It’s not about who’s winning—it’s about where I choose to show up.”

In We Are the Great Turning, Jess Serrante invites us into the quiet courage of participation.

🌱 Read more: buff.ly/R2quRDy

#EcoDharma #GreatTurning
A red fox sits peacefully in a golden field of tall grasses, gazing to the right with a calm, attentive expression. Overlay text reads: “On Being the Great Turning. ‘Being a part of the Great Turning is not hanging out in the stands of a soccer stadium asking which team’s going to win. It’s asking which team do I want to be a part of, and that it’s getting off the stands into the game, playing all out no matter what the scoreboard says. So that’s the Great Turning, that’s what it is, it’s a choice.’ – Jessica Serrante.”
July 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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🌱 “If I were seeding the world I want to see, what would I do today?” Jess Serrante invites us into the quiet, steady work of the Great Turning. Read her reflection from Earth Day at Spirit Rock: buff.ly/R2quRDy
A close-up image of a young green sprout emerging from rich, dark soil. The tender plant is bathed in soft natural light. Text on the image reads: “We Are the Great Turning. This practice is really simple. If I were seeding the world I want to see, what would I do today?”
July 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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🌊 “Peace without justice is only a false peace...” — Nikayla Jefferson

Read the full reflection and explore other offerings in our latest newsletter: buff.ly/FM5kv7F

Subscribe: buff.ly/tJ2iiNV
A single white lounge chair sits empty on a beach with stormy skies and choppy waves behind it. Overlaid text features a quote from Nikayla Jefferson on the illusion of peace without justice, from One Earth Sangha’s June newsletter.
July 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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You're invite to join us on July 27th for our EcoDharma Exploration with Norma Wong.

Learn more and register: oneearthsangha.org/pgm-post/eco...

#ecodharma #buddhism #environmentaljustice
A mist-covered rural landscape with faint outlines of trees and rooftops in soft morning light. The text overlay announces an EcoDharma Exploration on July 27 at 1:30 PM US ET with Norma Wong Roshi, titled When No Thing Works: Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse. Co-hosted with Braided Wisdom and Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
July 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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“What if the goal was not to soothe back into working shape, but to transform into that which cannot be broken?”

Damchö Diana Finnegan invites us to meet this moment with open presence + shape-shifting resilience.

✨ Read the piece: buff.ly/KqFI7v5
A stylized article graphic with a mossy forest scene in the background and torn-paper style borders. Text reads: “Practicing with Rising Uncertainty: Living Conscious in the Web of Relationships,” by Damchö Diana Finnegan, June 16, 2025. A quote reads: “What may come from opening to this place of groundlessness? What if the goal was not to soothe back into working shape, but to transform into that which cannot be broken?” Below that: “I really do want to stress that being able to regulate ourselves with all of the tools of emotional resilience are indispensable life skills... Either we change it ourselves or we wait and have it wrested from our closed fists.” One Earth Wisdom | EcoDharma
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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“Resilience isn’t bouncing back to the same shape—we want the ability to change shape.”

✨ Watch the video highlights and explore the full offering here: buff.ly/VQMcpew
A deep blue and golden abstract image of rushing water, with a centered quote that reads: “When we look at the moment that we’re living in, we want an idea of emotional resilience that isn’t bouncing back to the same shape… We want a different understanding of resilience. We want an ability to change shape. We want an ability to understand ourselves differently and to respond and to flow.” — Damchö Diana Finnegan. The background evokes movement, change, and emotional depth.
June 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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“How can we approach the pain of species extinction, the human-made hell in Gaza, inequality, racism, and so much more with wisdom, spaciousness, and compassion?”

Read the full piece here: buff.ly/u6gCQpv
Graphic quote from One Earth Sangha featuring Zohar Lavie’s article “The Next Right Thing: A Teacher Reflects on the Dharma for Our Times.” The background is a marbled swirl of blue, black, and rust red, symbolizing emotional and elemental complexity. Includes the quote: “One approach I have found helpful for engaging with suffering is a dynamic I call Dharma as Refuge, Cultivation, and Action.” #EcoDharma #DharmaWisdom #SpiritualActivism #MindfulnessInAction
June 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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What if joy isn’t a luxury, but a necessity in our movements for change?

In this vibrant and tender interview, Jess Serrante reflects on a decade of learning with Joanna Macy—on grief, activism, mentorship, and the sacredness of our work.

🌱 Enjoy the full interview here: buff.ly/QGo18YH
June 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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“I’m really interested in what it may look like for us to organize together around projects of culture building. Not just to help us organize better to resist dominant systems, but actually help us replace and render irrelevant systems that are not working for us.”

Read the article: buff.ly/fDLdr71
Social media graphic for One Earth Sangha article titled “In Everything, Do It in Community” by Jess Serrante and Nikayla Jefferson. Features a photo of mushrooms growing in dense clusters on a forest floor, and another of a flock of birds flying in formation across a sunset sky with the moon behind them. Reflects themes of collective resilience, ecological interconnection, and sacred activism. #EcoDharma #JoannaMacy #movementecology #sacredactivism #TheWorkThatReconnects #spiritualecology
June 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🌱 You are invited to our June EcoDharma Exploration 🌱

✨ Topic: Reindigenizing: Finding Our Way Through the Polycrisis: Can Indigenous Wisdom Help Us Heal Our Minds, Communities, and Planet? with Kritee Kanko

✨ Date & Time: Sunday, June 22 at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET.

✨ Register: buff.ly/fJ8oYjC
Oil refinery at sunset with smoke stacks silhouetted against a dramatic sky, reflecting on water in the foreground. Quote overlay by Sensei Kritee Kanko reads: “The sense of duality and separateness that makes us objectify nature, non-human species and other humans, also makes us materialistic and causes both environmental and social-justice problems.” #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateSpirituality #EcoDharma #MindfulActivism #NatureIsNotSeparate #KriteeKanko #SpiritualEcology #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalRacism #EarthJustice
May 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Join Kazu Haga Sunday, May 25 for our May EcoDharma Exploration: Fierce Vulnerability—Healing from Trauma, Emerging through Collapse.

Learn More & Register: buff.ly/PQRbQPn

#EcoDharma #ClimateAction #CollectiveHealing
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May 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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This call from Thich Nhat Hanh invites us into deep listening—not only to the world around us, but to the grief and wisdom within.

To witness the suffering of our planet is not to despair, but to awaken. From that awakening, action becomes sacred.

#EcoDharma #ThichNhatHanh #EnvironmentalJustice
A silhouetted person stands before a massive, blazing wildfire consuming trees and brush at night. Sparks and smoke fill the dark sky. Overlaid on the flames is a quote by Thich Nhat Hanh: “The most important thing we can do for the healing of our world is to hear, within ourselves, the sounds of the Earth crying.” A small lotus symbol appears above the quote.
May 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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“Is there not a need for us to re-enchant the cosmos?” — Rob Burbea

In An Ecology of Love, Burbea calls us into a deeper, sacred relationship with nature—one that reimagines not just our action, but our perception.

🌍 Read more at buff.ly/GKlYCWk

#EcoDharma #SpiritualEcology #ClimateJustice
A dazzling night sky filled with stars and the Milky Way stretches across the horizon above a calm, dark ocean. A short quote from Rob Burbea reads: “Is there not a need for us to re-enchant the cosmos? A cosmos that has, over the centuries, lost its enchantment for us.” The One Earth Sangha lotus icon appears subtly above the text.
May 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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“If there’s a response to taking part in domination of people and planet, let it be humility and resolve.” 🌱

What would it mean to meet the harm of our systems not with denial or despair—but with grounded, humble resolve?

#EcoDharma #ClimateJustice #MindfulResistance #OneEarthSangha
Close-up image of early spring flower buds breaking through dark soil. The buds are tinged with soft greens, pinks, and oranges, embodying new life. In the upper left corner is a quote: “If there’s a response to taking part in domination of people and planet, let it be humility and resolve.”
May 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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In his teaching, An Ecology of Love, Rob Burbea names what so often goes unspoken: the need to re-enchant the cosmos, to welcome back a deeper experience of love—erotic, devotional, reverent—into our activism.

Read the article: buff.ly/GKlYCWk

#ecodharma #buddhism
May 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM