Eco comes from the Greek word oikos meaning house or home. From it we get the words ecology and economy. The present ecological crisis is mainly a spiritual crisis, challenging us to realize our utter interdependence with all that lives.
~ We are the Earth’s Immune System Rising ~
Summer 2019 – 2020: Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Training Program
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THINK GLOBALLY
One Earth Sangha Dharma & Climate
Summary of Solutions
The Solutions Project
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ACT LOCALLY
Sacramento Climate Sangha
Buddhist Precepts & Climate Change (May 17-June 21, 2019 Sacramento)
350 Sacramento
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GREEN TRAVEL
Green Travel Guide
Carbon Credits Guide by Sky Mind Retreats
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INFORMATION~INSPIRATION
Albatross, Midway Project, 2018
David Spratt & Ian Dunlop, What Lies Beneath ~ The Understatement of Existential Climate Risk, 2018
David Loy, Ecodharma ~ Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis, 2018
Hans Rosling, Factfulness ~ Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, 2018
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Let’s Stand Up Together, 2017
Bill McKibben, How Extreme Weather is Shrinking the Planet, 2018
Margaret Klein, The Transformative Power of Climate Truth, 2018; Leading the Public into Emergency Mode, 2019
Naomi Klein, No Is Not Enough, 2017, This Changes Everything, 2014
Paul Hawken, Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, 2017
Thanissara Mary Weinberg, Time to Stand Up: An Engaged Manifesto for Our Earth – The Buddha’s Life and Message through Feminine Eyes, 2016; Declare Climate Emergency Now, 2019
Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief Histroy of Humankind, 2014; Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 2015; 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, 2018
Annie Leonard, Story of Stuff Project, 2009 onwards
ALLIES
California Interfaith Power & Light
Ekuthuleni: Meditation & Eco Retreats
Forest Bathing ~ Shinrin-Yoku
Interfaith Moral Action on Climate
Chris Jordan: Ecological Photography
and many many more…
“Whatever you do may seem insignificant,
but it is most important that you do it.”
(Mahatma Gandhi)
Last Update: June 19, 2019