49 Days Later…
A friend on Facebook reminded me that today is the 49th day since the tsunami hit northern Japan, and the ensuing nuclear plant crisis. Forty-nine days is the length of time to travel through the...
View ArticleBodhisattvas in the Trenches: A Zen Priest at the Tar Sands Action
Shodo Spring sits outside the White House / photo courtesy of tarsandsaction This is a guest post from Shodo Spring, a Zen priest who has dedicated her life to socially engaged Buddhism. Shodo is a...
View ArticleOccupy Yourself! [guest post]
This post comes from Sarah Vekasi, MDiv. Sarah is a member of the network of trained facilitators of The Work That Reconnects, created by Joanna Macy. She is currently serving as an eco-chaplain in...
View ArticlePart 2: EcoChaplaincy and the Occupy Movement [guest post]
Sarah Vekasi Note: This is the second part of the letter that I received from Sarah Vekasi a couple of weeks ago. Part 1 appears here on the Jizo Chronicles. To learn more about Sarah’s work, please...
View ArticleOn Finding an Appropriate Response to Climate Change
This article was contributed by Shodo Spring, a Soto Zen priest who has organized the Compassionate Earth Walk, which will take place from July to September of this year. The walk will trace the...
View ArticleAction Alert: Join with Other Buddhists to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline
There’s a lot brewing around resistance to the Keystone XL Pipeline. In the last post here on TJC, Zen priest Shodo Spring wrote about her vision and plan to organize a “Compassionate Earth Walk”...
View ArticleSupport the Compassionate Earth Walk
Hi everyone, I am traveling through Thailand this month, on my way to Mae Rim to help out with the first-ever Buddhist Education for Social Transformation training. I am excited to be here, and...
View ArticleUpdate: Compassionate Earth Walk Crosses the Border
Rev. Shodo Spring I am just back from my journey to Thailand to teach a course for the Buddhist Education for Social Transformation Project… will write more about that soon. For now, I want to share...
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