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Touching the Earth Collective: May Newsletter – HIGHLIGHT
Mind Blindness By John Rockwell A while back, I read an article about “plant blindness.” When shown a picture that shows a pair of elephants in a clearing and asked what they see, virtually everyone says, “Two elephants.” Even when the question is repeated, “What do you see?” ... continuePosted May 7, 2021 by archives-staff
Touching the Earth Collective: April 2021 – HIGHLIGHT
April 2021 Newsletter Persisting on the Dark Mountain An interview with Nick Hunt and Charlotte Du Cann, by Greg Webster Back in the late 2000s two young writers, Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine, emerging from environmental activism in the UK, were troubled by the direction of travel they saw ... continuePosted April 6, 2021 by archives-staff
Touching the Earth Collective: March 2021 – HIGHLIGHT
March 2021 Newsletter “What Level of Threat Are We Facing Now?” Christoph Schönherr now works for The Climate Task Force in Europe, helps coordinate the global network Scientists 4 Future, and is on the working group on sustainability and climate change of the United Nations Association of Germany. Richard Reoch asked him about ... continuePosted March 5, 2021 by archives-staff
Touching the Earth Collective: February 2021 – HIGHLIGHT
Being Brave in the Iron Ox Year By Irene Woodard and Emily Takahashi On January 20 we breathed out, a collective physical re lease. In the United States, a new president was inaugurated, and we witnessed a ceremony, ritual, and some longed for peace and calm. The ceremony offered a spot ... continuePosted February 8, 2021 by archives-staff
Humanity at a Crossroads – a Shambhala Conversation – HIGHLIGHT
By Richard Reoch “This needs to be an inclusive, global conversation,” said Shambhalian film animator Cyndi Levine. “People are already suffering from environmental degradation. Those who are suffering the most right now are the ones who have not had any voice. We need to understand the ways ... continuePosted October 28, 2020 by archives-staff
Touching the Earth—October Newsletter – HIGHLIGHT
Laudato Si’ and The Shambhala Principle: Points of Convergence By Richard Reoch “A certain way of understanding human life and activity has gone awry, to the serious detriment of the world around us. Humanity has entered a new era in which our technical prowess has brought us to a ... continuePosted October 6, 2020 by archives-staff
Touching the Earth—September 2020 Newsletter – HIGHLIGHT
Eleventh Hour Calling An article by Emily Takahashi We have been telling people that this is the Eleventh Hour Now we must go back and tell the people this is the HOUR. On December 11, 2018, Marybeth Downing of Boulder, Colorado traveled to the steps of the state capitol in ... continuePosted September 9, 2020 by archives-staff
Touching the Earth Collective—August 2020 Newsletter – HIGHLIGHT
This year, the Touching the Earth Collective is delighted to initiate a collaboration with Family Camp, by sponsoring several camp activities and sharing the wonderful article below. Recalibrating East A testimony about Family Camp, one of Shambhala’s jewels. By Donna Stephens, Marcelle Gilkerson and Tracy Suchocki PART ONE: What is Family ... continuePosted August 20, 2020 by archives-staff
Touching the Earth Collective—July 2020 Newsletter
From the Shambhala Times: the original publication of this newsletter begins with a loving tribute to Shastri Russell Rogers. You can find that tribute here. From the Collective: Here we share with you the first Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective monthly Newsletter, one of the first sprouts arising ... continuePosted July 21, 2020 by archives-staff
Sitting For the Climate: From the Touching the Earth Collective (part 1) – HIGHLIGHT
This invitation comes from the Touching the Earth Collective, a group of Shambhala environmentalists. Part 2 will include photos and stories from this demonstration. Dear sangha, dear meditators, We would like to invite you and ask for your support during a full day meditation session on Rudolfplatz, that ... continuePosted September 18, 2019 by archives-staff
Taking Our Seats as Earth Protectors – HIGHLIGHT
By Sue Gilman and Fred Meyer for the Dot Touching the Earth, Shambhala’s working group on the environment and sustainability, came together in person for the first time in November for a retreat at Karmê Chöling. Officially born at the 2006 Congress in Cologne, the group has ... continuePosted January 30, 2009 by Sue_Gilman