deep ecology
practices for awakening and resilience in a changing world
Fred W. Allendorf’s short essay “The Conservation Biologist as Zen Student” appeared in Conservation Biology, Vol. 11, No. 5 (1997), pp. 1045–1046 — a genuine peer-reviewed paper, …
Ahimsa is the means; Truth is the end. Means to be means must always be within our reach, and so ahimsa is our supreme duty.
Buddhism without social action is not complete Buddhism.
Compassion without wisdom is blind; wisdom without compassion is cold.
In the sanctuary of silence / beauty comes to life. / Freedom is the blossom. / Love is the perfume, / compassion its graceful way of walking.
Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.
Truth (satya) implies love, and firmness (agraha) serves as a synonym for force. I thus began to call the Indian movement Satyagraha - the Force which is born of Truth and Love or nonviolence.
Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.
The Earth is not just our environment. The Earth is our mother.
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
We inter-are with the rain forests, the water table, and the atmosphere.
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over.
“Please call me by my true names, \ so I can hear all my cries and my laughter at once, \ so I can see that my joy and pain are one.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022) was a Vietnamese Zen master, poet, and peace activist whose teachings on “Interbeing” examined the interconnectedness of all phenomena. His development of …
“It is my experience that the world itself has a role to play in our liberation…” – Joanna Macy Source: On Being with our World (One Earth Sangha)
“The earth seems to be beseeching us to connect with joy and discover our innermost essence. This is the best way that we can benefit others.” – Pema Chodron
Tuesday 3 December 2024, online. An experiential online conversation exploring deep ecology and Buddhist philosophy, co-facilitated by Inna Alex and Ven. Tenzin (Dr. Alex Anderson) — drawing on …
MenAware New England National Park, NSW Wednesday 31 May – Sunday 4 June 2023 “I recall times in this life when I’ve quietly grieved an absence of deep connectedness with men. At MenAware gatherings …
Government Huts, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania Sunday 5 – Thursday 9 February 2023 _With Ronny Hickel _ On this nature retreat we will be accommodated in the historic Government Huts, situated …
A recent posthumous release from the not-for profit publisher Parralax Press: “Zen and The Art of Saving The Planet“. This book is a gem, filled with Thich Nhat Hanh’s beautiful meditations, …
**Yuraygir National Park, Northern NSW Thursday 6 – Sunday 9 October** 2022 _With Ken Golding & Brother Tenzin _(Alex Anderson) This MenAware Nature Retreat with www.yatra.org.au will take us to a …
Trephina Gorge – East MacDonnell Ranges NP, Northern Territory Saturday 23 – Thursday 28 July with Ronny Hickel This nature retreat will take us to the East MacDonnell Ranges of Central Australia, …
The following recording follows on from a previous offering which introduced basic postural awareness, helpful in sitting meditation. This practice expands on the base of embodied practice introduced …
Tenzin Alex Anderson began his path toward Deep Ecology with a doctorate researching the impacts of Climate Change on rainforest biodiversity. Inspired by teachers such as the late Ven. Thich Nhat …
**Bald Rock National Park, Northern NSW Wednesday 11 – Sunday 15 May** with Ken Golding & Ronny Hickel The annual MenAware Nature Retreat will take us to the awesome boulders of Bald Rock …
Joanna Macy offers the following practice as part of the preparatory work for the “Honouring our Pain for the world” component of The Work That Reconnects. See also her own 2005 training video of this …
This is Joanna Macy’s own version of tonglen, the Tibetan Buddhist practice of breathing in suffering and breathing out ease. In her written instructions for it, she describes the exercise as …
https://youtu.be/i_uJFzXlyNQ In May 2014, blockades by monks and indigenous farmers in Cambodia prevented Sinohydro from commencing work to dam the Areng River and flood the Cardamom rainforest.
An Exploration of Engaged BuddhismBy John Seed (See below for an embedded pdf version with illustrations) Buddha Touched the Earth is the title of a new workshop facilitated by William James, Lisa …