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Elemental Expression – HIGHLIGHT
Mary Lang An Excerpt from the Touching the Earth Collective Mai Newsletter Every month, we offer a space for one of the Collective’s members or friendsto share their work, art, or passion… Artist Statement My photographs are visual records of a sentient being, standing on the earth, expressions of grief ... continuePosted May 12, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Climate & Karma – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective By Paul T. Wegner What the teachings offer to overcome our environmental damage. People ask: What does it say in the Buddhist teachings about our actions and climate change? In the teachings of the Hinayana we are taught not to cause harm. The path ... continuePosted May 2, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective – Joining Heaven and Earth – HIGHLIGHT
By David Takahashi The story of Buddha’s enlightenment goes like this. Tired of the same kind of search you’re on, he sat down under a tree, and he didn’t get up. He sat there, night and day, until he found the meaning of life. In the early ... continuePosted March 14, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics & All the Other Emergencies by Dougald Hine – HIGHLIGHT
A Touching the Earth Collective Book Review by Gregory Webster Dougald Hine has a knack for timely interventions. In 2009 he collaborated with Paul Kingsnorth to write Uncivilisation, the manifesto that launched the Dark Mountain Project – soon to be described by the New York Times as ... continuePosted March 7, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective – Water Rabbit Year: The Big View – HIGHLIGHT
By Irene Woodard An Excerpt from the Touching the Earth Collective February 2023 Newsletter I love this painting and I love the title, Big View There was no need to look for an image for the new year. Jeff Wigman painted this in 2022 and showed it in his one-man ... continuePosted February 7, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refresh, Repurpose, Redharma – HIGHLIGHT
By Irene Woodard This new feature will be part of a series of articles, investigating the dharma as a way to explore protecting the earth. This inaugural article was inspired by considering Atisha’s slogan, “Be grateful to everyone.” From the Online Etymology Dictionary, the prefix “re” means “back, ... continuePosted January 27, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective – Elemental Expression: Anjie Cho – HIGHLIGHT
Mindful HomesThe Chinese calendar looks to the earth and her seasons to inform how our inner and outer spaces are interconnected. In January, we have the solar terms of Minor Cold on the 5th and Major Cold on the 23rd, as well as the Lunar New ... continuePosted January 20, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Eco News from Drala Mountain Center – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective January 2023 Newsletter Article By Dhi Good and Alyssa Graziano Drala Mountain Center, located on 650 acres in northern Colorado, is home to the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya and a wide variety of creatures, flora, and fauna. The land and surrounding areas hold ... continuePosted January 3, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective Receives a Grant – HIGHLIGHT
Excerpt from December 2022 Newsletter The Touching the Earth Collective Receives a Grant The Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective with the help of the Shambhala Global Services Executive Leadership Team, Tara Templin, Faradee Rudy, and David MacLellan, applied for a grant to fund our project, Landing Ecodharma in the ... continuePosted December 13, 2022 by Jillian_Johnson
Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot – A Touching the Earth Collective Book Review – HIGHLIGHT
Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot A Touching the Earth Collective Book Review by Gregory Webster A new book by Guardian columnist and environmental activist George Monbiot is reliably sure to create ripples, and his latest, Regenesis, is no exception. Taking on the task of critiquing ... continuePosted November 29, 2022 by Jillian_Johnson
Fiona Woke Us Up – HIGHLIGHT
Fiona Woke Us Up When we interviewed Catherine Neill, Dorje Denma Ling’s Executive Director, after the passage of hurricane Fiona which had left the place without power for 20 days, the first words she uttered were… “Fiona was a wake-up call.” The wake-up is that climate change brings more ... continuePosted November 15, 2022 by Jillian_Johnson
Generosity as Path & Practice During Climate Change by Rebekka Henrikson – HIGHLIGHT
Generosity as Path & Practice During Climate Change By Rebekka Henrikson “The prosperity of the bodhisattvas Is inexhaustible, filling the whole of space. In order to obtain such prosperity, completely propagate that generosity.” Our world is in need of generosity. Our planet is in dire need of peace and healing. How ... continuePosted November 8, 2022 by Jillian_Johnson
Join Touching the Earth Collective for a Global Lhasang! – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective Global Lhasang Practice The Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective is inviting you, your Center, or your Group to a global lhasang practice between 7:00-9:00 p.m., your local time, on September 22, 2022 – the upcoming equinox. One of the most significant practices passed ... continuePosted September 19, 2022 by Jillian_Johnson
Touching the Earth Collective – November 2021 – HIGHLIGHT
Touching the Earth Collective: November 2021 Newsletter Days of Action in Halifax, Boulder, Sky Lake and Washington DC. HALIFAX: by Richard Peisinger Inspired by GreenFaith’s October call for action by faith groups worldwide, the Halifax Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective organized an October 29th RBC Day of Action in conjunction with Leadnow, a ... continuePosted November 9, 2021 by Natasha West
Touching the Earth Collective: September 2021 Newsletter – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Mountain Center Offering Lessons in Earth Protection By Mac McGoldrick In 2018 Shambhala Mountain Center established our Healthy Forest Initiative. In this work, we sought to consider our complete ecosystem to ensure that we’re providing an all-inclusive, science and ecology-based conservation plan. SMC is living into a plan that factors ... continuePosted September 9, 2021 by Natasha West