Meditating with Mother Earth
Sister Ocean
2 June 2017
I don’t think it’s an accident that the Buddha reached enlightenment sitting under a tree. While we can practice mindfulness anywhere, at any time, we
My Grandmother’s Greenhouse and Other Portals to Wonder
Sarah C. Beasley
2 September 2016
During a Hakomi* session some years ago, my lama Yeshe Wangmo asked me, “What would be a nourishing statement for you?” In this therapeutic context, dialogue
Buddhistdoor View: Climate Change is a Profound Moral Concern for Buddhists
Buddhistdoor Global
3 July 2014
Confronting the most significant environmental alteration in human memory demands two responses: adaptation (adjusting to the risks and consequences) and mitigation (how we lessen and
Significance of Nature in Buddhism
Ven. Priya Rakkhit
7 February 2014
Editorial Note: Ven. Priya Rakkhit is a young Therav?da monk from the Chittagong Plain, Bangladesh. He is presently in Hong Kong pursuing Buddhist studies at
Transforming Traditions: Mountain Worship in the Culture of the Kalmyk People
Bakaeva Elza Petrovna
27 December 2013
Editor’s note: Bakaeva Elza Petrovna has a PhD in History and is Deputy Director of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of
Buddha-Nature: Chinese Themes of Nature and Enlightenment
Ven. Dao Ran
2 September 2013
Mountains are ever-present, natural temples. Images of nature have always been associated with Chinese Buddhism throughout history. For example, having been blocked by the storm,
Buddha Touched the Earth: An Exploration of Engaged Buddhism
John Seed
25 May 2013
Green activist and writer John Seed shares his development of an ecological retreat aimed at helping students get back in touch with the Buddhist principles
A Retreat at Zhen Ru Chan Monastery
Eric Johns
30 April 2013
Zhen Ru Chan MonasteryCloud Abode MountainJiangsi ProvinceChina 2012 Thursday, 8th November I woke up in a cold, simple but clean room to the sound of
Walking for Change on a Padyatra
Caitlin Dwyer
25 March 2013
Some of us are close friends with the natural world. We spend our weekends in the mountains; we own Gore-Tex and lots of wicking socks.
Furball, My First Teacher
Ittoku
1 November 2012
For anyone who has ever owned and loved a pet, losing an animal can be one of life’s most painful moments. My fondness wasn’t reserved
Freedom in the Simple Joy of Nature
Raymond Lam
9 July 2010
When we encounter the beauty of nature, we cannot help but be shameful of the wounds our Earth has suffered at humanity’s hands. It is