Ian Prattis

Ian Prattis is a dharmacharya in the Engaged Buddhist tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, and gives talks and leads retreats in Europe, India, and North and South America. He is the author of The Essential Spiral: Ecology and Consciousness After 9/11 and The Buddha at the Gate.

Recent Articles

Spin and the Gulf Oil Spill

It's time, says Zen teacher Ian Prattis, to examine our minds, consumption patterns, and personal culpability in the BP oil disaster.

Showdown at Punk Palace

It's mindfulness versus Megadeth when Ian Prattis visits his art school son. Will hope triumph over heroin?