At Karuna USA we believe that every individual deserves a decent life and the opportunity to achieve their potential, regardless of caste, race or ethnicity. This ‘vision’ is oh-so apparent to us as temperatures soar across the globe.
With records continuing to be broken in the US and Europe, Karuna USA’s focus countries of India, Nepal and Bangladesh are similarly suffering under the staggering heat. March and April of this year were the hottest on record in India, regularly...
Shantigarbha is back with a two-part course for Buddhists & eco-activists concerned about the climate emergency, wishing to ground their work in a spiritual context.
Part 1: Introduction to the Burning House
Dates: 12, 19, 26 May; (skip 2 June for UK Bank Holiday); 9 June, 2022.
Sessions (2 hrs 15 mins, with break): USAPST 11:00 | México 13:00 | USAEST 14:00 | IE&UK 19:00 | Europe CET 20:00 | India: 23:30...
By Windhorse Publi... on Mon, 23 Aug, 2021 - 15:15
2021 has been one of the hottest years on record in many parts of the globe. There have been wildfires in California, Turkey, Italy, Greece and Siberia as well as floods in the UK, Germany, Belgium, India and China. The continued existence of humans and other species is at risk if we don’t change our ways.
António Guterres, the UN Secretary General, warned: ‘This is a code red for humanity. The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is undisputable:...
Conference begins Friday: USAPST 11:00 | México 13:00 | USAEST 14:00 | IE&UK 19:00 | Europe CET 20:00 | India 23:30 | Australia AEST 04.00 (next day) | New Zealand NZST 07:00 (next day)
The Triratna Earth Sangha is a group of Triratna Order members, Mitras and Friends worldwide who are deeply concerned about the climate and ecological crises we...
Monday 30 August 11.00 USPST | 13.00 Mexico | 14.00 USEST | 19.00 IE&UK | 20.00 Europe CET | 06.00 New Zealand (next day)
Windhorse Publications are holding an online book launch to celebrate the publication of their latest title The Burning House: A Buddhist Response to the Climate and Ecological Emergency by Shantigarbha.
In the book Shantigarbha explores how we can wake up and respond to the climate and ecological crisis from...
Join us for an evening of meditation, music, poetry, personal stories, and generosity. Lyla June and Minal Hajratwala will perform. Christine Thuring (from the Vancouver sangha), and Tim Skufca&Marta Meengs (from the Montana sangha) will share their experiences with engaged Buddhism on behalf of the earth. Join the Green Sangha to fundraise, protect, and celebrate the rainforest—the lungs of the earth!
Dates: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Pacific Daylight Time
The Burning House: A Buddhist response to the climate and ecological emergency with Shantigarbha Sunday July 26
West Coast USA 08.00 | Mexico 10.00 | East Coast USA 11.00 | UK&IE 16.00 | Europe 17.00 CET | India 20.30 | Australia EST 01.00 (Monday 27) | New Zealand 03.00
Since Shantigarbha heard Greta Thunberg tell the European Parliament to act as if our house is on fire,...
Follow on from Aryadrishti’s talk, The Earth is My Witness. Three points of discussion that arose with regards to how we can mitigate our impacts on the world, whether ecological, environmental, political, social and/ or Dharmic.
Carbonoffsets for air travel (from research done by Mary Salome and Nancy Artz)
Carbon offsets are not a perfect solution, but they are a helpful starting point to address the climate crisis. You can use the calculator to come up with an amount to a local organization that...
