Category: Environment & Climate
Earth Dharma: “Oxygen in My Bones”
Jill S. Schneiderman's Earth Dharma column explores the linking between breathing meditation and human physiology.
Thoughts from the Newark Peace Education Summit
Alicia Fordham shares moments and reflections from her visit to the landmark three-day event, the Newark Peace Education Summit.
The Earth trembles Down Under
Lion's Roar "Earth Dharma" blogger Jill S. Schneiderman on the earthquake in New Zealand.
Happy Together
When we stop focusing on ourselves, says Gaylon Ferguson, we begin to see that our happiness is dependent on the happiness of all beings.
Earth Dharma: Mind Maps, Climate Solutions, and the Earth Year
Jill S. Schneiderman discusses Dan Siegel's theory that humans need a mental map to relate themselves to the earth.
Happy bEARTHday: Celebrate with “A Body Scan Through Geologic Time”
Jill S. Schneiderman proposes a meditative "Body Scan Through Geologic Time" practice to celebrate Earth Day.
Earth Dharma: “First, Exhale and Rest”
Jill Schneiderman shares the following reminder for us to cultivate calm clarity so that we may work to create a just planet for all beings.
Earth Dharma: “The Conservation of Oily Matter”
Jill S. Schneiderman on the dangers of thinking that we can make our environmental mistakes just disappear.
Earth Dharma: “Breathing with Dolphins”
Jill S. Schneiderman's Earth Dharma column on showing compassion towards animals who have been devastated by the BP oil spill.
Earth Dharma: “Blame Game in the Gulf”
After President Obama's address to the nation last night, Shambhala Sun "Earth Dharma" blogger Jill S. Schneiderman had mixed feelings.
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.
Top chef Eric Ripert dishes up Buddhism
Eric Ripert is a Vajrayana Buddhist and an award-winning chef at the prestigious restaurant, Le Bernardin, in New York.
Awaken, Eaarthlings! (An Earth Day Missive.)
Jill S. Schneiderman reflects on environment and geology history and Buddhist approaches to loving the earth in celebration Earth Day.
Earth Dharma: After Yushu, Hindered by Doubt
With the earth functioning for me as an object on which to meditate, doubt is the hindrance that shakes my ability to use earthdharma.
6.9 earthquake in China/Tibet border region kills hundreds; homes and schools devastated; damages, casualties at Thrangu Rinpoche’s monastery reported; Dalai Lama statement; how to help
Breaking, heartbreaking news this morning: a series of earthquakes, including a 6.9 magnitude, have struck a Chinese/Tibetan border region.
Whatever We Meet Unexpectedly, Join with Meditation
How can we as meditators turn tragic events into opportunities to give rather than to grasp, to be patient rather than to blame?
Earth Dharma: Chile, Haiti, and “Govinda’s Bridge”
A comment by Lama Anagarika Govinda that registered as particularly meaningful in light of the recent earthquake in Chile.
Earth Dharma: Why not me?
“Awareness of impermanence is encouraged, so that when it is coupled with our appreciation of the enormous potential of our human existence, it will give us a sense of urgency that I must use every precious moment.“–The 14th Dalai Lama. I awoke this morning from my peaceful perch in Barbados to news of a massive…
“Natural” Disasters, Suffering, and Joy
Jill S. Schneiderman's looks at Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise in Hell."
David R. Loy: “The Nonduality of Ecology and Economy”
David Loy on the dire need to rethink our perceived antagonism between Ecology and the Economy.