- Video: Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh – “Awakening to interbeing”by TenzinPlease enjoy this beautiful interview between the Late Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and Guardian Journalist Joe Confino. Filmed in Plum Village in 2011, in this interview Thich Nhat Hanh teaches on the insight of interbeing, and “falling back into Love with Mother Earth”. For more videos from the Plum village tradition you can visit… Read more: Video: Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh – “Awakening to interbeing”
- Deep Ecology Online Week 6 – Going Forthby TenzinTo prepare for Session 6 – Going Forth, Please enjoy the “ResilienZone” practice introduced in the audio recordings below, as well as the “Letter from Gaia” writing practice and the poem by Redwood Reider. Please also explore the optional guided meditation, readings and videos listed below. Audio: “ResilienZone” Introduction and purpose: Audio: “ResilienZone” Practice: Homeplay Guided… Read more: Deep Ecology Online Week 6 – Going Forth
- Quote: Joanna Macy;by Tenzin“Of all the dangers we face, from climate chaos to nuclear war, none is so great as the deadening of our response.” Joanna Macy
- Quote: John Seed; “The fundamental insight of deep ecology…”by Tenzin“The fundamental insight of deep ecology is that underlying all of the symptoms of environmental problems, there is the illusion of separation between human beings and the natural world” -John Seed
- Quote: John Seed; “once we realize that the nature within…”by Tenzin“once we realize that the nature within and the nature without are continuous, then we too may share and manifest the exquisite beauty and effortless grace associated with the natural world” John Seed
- A Deep Ecology Bibliographyby TenzinThis partially annotated list of publications appeared originally on John Seed’s legacy website: http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/biblio.htm, and will be slowly updated as we develop this project. Applications of Ecological Principles Bioregionalism Conservation Biology Deep Ecology Ecofeminism Economics, Politics and Culture Ecopsychology Environmental Issues Environmental Justice Living Systems Theory Nature Writings Spirituality, Religion, and Cosmology Miscellaneous Periodicals Children’s… Read more: A Deep Ecology Bibliography
- Book: “Zen and The Art of Saving The Planet” – Thich Nhat Hanhby TenzinA 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, inspiring stories and experiences from his own life of activism and engagement. It is compiled from talks and teachings given by Thich Nhat Hanh… Read more: Book: “Zen and The Art of Saving The Planet” – Thich Nhat Hanh
- Meditation: Remembering Cosmogenesis, “Our Life as Gaia”by TenzinThe recording below consists of a 45 minute guided meditation and visualisation exploring the story of cosmogenesis also known as “The Universe Story”, “The Great Story” and the “Epic of Evolution”. This version is a little more meditative than some versions, so it contain less in the way of specific dates for events and more… Read more: Meditation: Remembering Cosmogenesis, “Our Life as Gaia”
- Essay: The Ecological Self by John Seedby TenzinThe Trumpeter ISSN: 0832-6193 Volume 22, Number 2 (2006) The Ecological Self John Seed In this article John explores some of the key issues in deep Ecology, his own experience as an activist and facilitator of the work. In the 1970s, when Jerry Brown was Governor of California, the eco-poet Gary Snyder was working in… Read more: Essay: The Ecological Self by John Seed
- Embodied practice: Body Scan and Total Relaxationby TenzinThe following recording consist of a guided body scan and total relaxation. This practice builds on the embodied awareness and breath meditations introduced in previous sessions, cultivating a sensitivity to subtler sensation in the whole body. These practices are beneficial as a way to increase embodied awareness, the capacity to maintain that awareness over a… Read more: Embodied practice: Body Scan and Total Relaxation