https://www.deepecology.net/tags/spiritual-ecology/Recent content in Spiritual-Ecology on deep ecologyHugoen-auThu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-grace-happens-when-we-act-with-others-joanna-macy/Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-grace-happens-when-we-act-with-others-joanna-macy/<p>&ldquo;Grace happens when we act with others on behalf of our world.&rdquo;<br> – Joanna Macy</p> <p>Source: <em>Journey On in Peace</em> (Crossing the Boundary)</p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-the-sorrow-grief-and-rage-you-feel-joanna-macy/Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-the-sorrow-grief-and-rage-you-feel-joanna-macy/<p>&ldquo;The sorrow, grief, and rage you feel is a measure of your humanity and your evolutionary maturity&hellip;&rdquo;<br> – Joanna Macy</p> <p>Source: <em>Greening of the Self</em> (2013)</p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/quote-the-earth-seems-to-be-beseeching-us-pema-chodron/Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/quote-the-earth-seems-to-be-beseeching-us-pema-chodron/<p>“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</p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-in-you-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-in-you-thich-nhat-hanh/<p><em>“When you wake up and see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is in you, you are the Earth, you touch the nature of interbeing”</em> - Thich Nhat Hanh</p> <p>This powerful quote from Thich Nhat Hanh comes from an interview he gave with Joe Confino from the guardian in 2011. To watch the full video see <a href="https://gaiaforest.org/news/2024/08/2024-08-23-video-thich-nhat-hanh-on-the-insight-of-interbeing/">Video: Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh – “Awakening to interbeing”</a></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-the-more-we-open-our-hearts-to-joanna-macy/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-the-more-we-open-our-hearts-to-joanna-macy/<p>&ldquo;The more we open our hearts to the pain of the world, the more we are able to act effectively.&rdquo;</p> <p>– Joanna Macy</p> <p>Source: The Work That Reconnects, 1998</p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-hope-is-important-because-it-can-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-hope-is-important-because-it-can-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Peace Is Every Step (1992)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-if-we-believe-that-happiness-is-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-if-we-believe-that-happiness-is-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;If we believe that happiness is possible only when we have no suffering, we will never have happiness. Happiness is not the absence of suffering but the art of suffering well.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>No Mud, No Lotus (2014)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-it-is-possible-to-be-joyful-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-it-is-possible-to-be-joyful-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;It is possible to be joyful and peaceful even while we work for change. Hope is important, but it is not enough. We must also be peace and joy in every moment.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Peace Is Every Step (1992)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-real-change-will-only-happen-when-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-real-change-will-only-happen-when-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;Real change will only happen when we fall in love with the Earth. Falling in love means to see her beauty, to touch her deeply and to rejoice in her.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Love Letter to the Earth (2013)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-not-just-our-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-not-just-our-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;The Earth is not just our environment. We are the Earth and we are always carrying her within us. We need to wake up and realize that the Earth and we are one.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Love Letter to the Earth (2013)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-miracle-is-not-to-walk-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-miracle-is-not-to-walk-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment and appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>The Miracle of Mindfulness (1975)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-next-buddha-may-take-the-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-next-buddha-may-take-the-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;The next Buddha may take the form of a community, a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community showing the way to collective awakening.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>The Next Buddha May Be a Sangha (1994 talk)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-are-here-to-awaken-from-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-are-here-to-awaken-from-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness. When we realize that everything we do affects the whole, love and responsibility arise naturally.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Peace Is Every Step (1992)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-need-to-consume-in-such-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-need-to-consume-in-such-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;We need to consume in such a way that keeps our compassion alive. Reducing consumption is the way to reduce violence toward ourselves and the Earth.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>The World We Have (2008)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-we-walk-on-the-earth-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-we-walk-on-the-earth-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;When we walk on the Earth with awareness, every step is a prayer of healing. Touching the ground deeply, we heal ourselves and the planet.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>The Long Road Turns to Joy (2001)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-you-plant-lettuce-if-it-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-you-plant-lettuce-if-it-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you do not blame the lettuce. In the same way, do not blame yourself or others. Nourish conditions for growth.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Peace Is Every Step (1992)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-you-carry-mother-earth-within-you-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-you-carry-mother-earth-within-you-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>&ldquo;You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. When you are mindful of the Earth, you are mindful of yourself.&rdquo;</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Love Letter to the Earth (2013)</em></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-need-to-wake-up-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-need-to-wake-up-thich-nhat-hanh/<p><em>“It is only that tiny planet with its shades of blue and white that is our home, that welcomes us. We are living in our home, but we do not treasure it and the time we have to live on it. The images the astronauts sent back are a bell of mindfulness. Seeing those images is like hearing the sound of the bell, we need to wake up. Wake up to see, to understand, to love, and to treasure.”</em>- Thich Nhat Hanh</p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/books/book-zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet-thich-nhat-hanh/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/books/book-zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet-thich-nhat-hanh/<p><img src="https://www.deepecology.net/images/book_cover_zen_and_the_art_of_saving_the_planet.jpg" alt="zen and the art of saving the planet book cover" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> A recent posthumous release from the not-for profit publisher Parralax Press: “Z<a href="https://www.parallax.org/product/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/">en and The Art of Saving The Planet</a>“. 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 during his life, framed around a reimagining of the “<a href="https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-5-mindfulness-trainings/">five mindfulness training</a>” of the Plum Village tradition. It includes commentary from Sister True Dedication, one of his senior western students. “<em>Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet</em>” guides us to a new way of seeing the world, illuminating a path and way of being healing and harmony with ourselves, other beings, and to the Earth.</p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/video/video-save-the-cardamom-rainforest/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/video/video-save-the-cardamom-rainforest/<p><a href="https://youtu.be/i_uJFzXlyNQ">https://youtu.be/i_uJFzXlyNQ</a></p> <p>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.</p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/essays/essay-buddha-touched-the-earth-seed/Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/essays/essay-buddha-touched-the-earth-seed/<p>An Exploration of Engaged BuddhismBy John Seed</p> <p>(See below for an embedded pdf version with illustrations)</p> <p>Buddha Touched the Earth is the title of a new workshop facilitated by William James, Lisa Siegel and I that was first held at North Farm near Bellingen in northern New South Wales, Australia Feb 7-10 2012.</p> <p>The workshop brought together Buddhist meditation with experiential deep ecology processes. Mornings were spent in silence, yoga, sitting and walking meditation. Afternoons and evenings consisted of experiential deep ecology processes as devised by Joanna Macy, myself and others.</p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/video/video-satish-kumar-on-a-reverential-ecology/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/video/video-satish-kumar-on-a-reverential-ecology/<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlmTLvHMg-g&amp;t=19s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlmTLvHMg-g&amp;t=19s</a></p>