Photo by Paul Davis.These short verses bring awareness, peace, and joy to simple activities, and remind us that Earth provides us with precious gifts every day.
Earth Gathas
Photo by Paul Davis.Photo by Paul Davis.Can Buddhism Meet the Climate Crisis?
David Loy makes clear what Buddhism offers in the face of climate change. From the Spring 2019 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly.
Review: “Ecodharma”
We review “Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis” by David R. Loy.
5 Buddhist Practices to Help Tackle Climate Change
Lama Willa Miller offers five meditations to help accept the truth of climate change, laying the ground for a skillful response.
Time Is Running Out
Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, Buddhadharma’s editor Tynette Deveaux looks at Buddhist perspectives on tackling climate change.
How Personal Grief Connects Us to Shared Compassion
Laura Johnson’s eight-month-old cat died as the California wildfires destroyed nearby homes. She reflects on how her deeply personal loss opened her heart to society’s shared humanity.
Hawaii Governor David Ige on Buddhism and Politics in the Age of Trump
David Ige — one of America’s most prominent Buddhist politicians — on immigration, climate change, and compassion in governance.
First Do No Harm
When the Buddha attained enlightenment, he touched the earth. If he touched it now, it would cry out in pain.
Gretel Ehrlich: Struck by Nature
“Cover yourself with the living world. It becomes part of your love life.” Gretel Ehrlich writes about nature with passion and awareness, but twice her love affair with nature turned deadly. Stephen Foehr talks to the author of A Match to the Heart.
Hundreds of Buddhists join San Francisco climate march
The march started with a meditation led by monks from Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.