Engaged Buddhist Practice

Engaged Buddhist Practice takes our meditation practice off the cushion into the world through social and ecological service and action. Mountain Rain sponsors periodic workshops, study groups and guest speakers in support of engaged Buddhist practice. The group puts out an occasional newsletter with information, links, initiatives, and messages from sangha members who wish to link-up to participate in specific Engaged Buddhist activities. 

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We meet online monthly. Our next meeting is:

• March 10

• April 14

• May 12

Next Nature Walk:

TBA

Speak up, (W)right Away: letter writing in care of all beings

Our next letter writing is Monday March 24, at 7pm. Please join us online HERE -

Let’s support each other in practicing right speech, voicing our concerns regarding current social/environmental/climate issues. Let’s find ways to express wisdom and compassion in response to the issues that concern us most deeply.

We hope that the resources below will inspire you to write and send your own letters.

• Home on Native Land  - Whose Land is This, Anyway?
  Welcome to Home on Native Land, a self-guided course about Indigenous justice in Canada. Through a series of 10 videos, cartoons & lessons, you'll take a walk down the back alley of history — and the frontlines of legal action — with Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon.

• Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Calls for a National Inquiry into Systemic Racism in Policing - Assembly of First Nations

• As B.C. prepares to deliver on its promise to get gas out of northeast reserves and ship it to buyers overseas, the LNG sector is set to have huge impacts on northern ecosystems and communities

• Squamish environmental group challenges Woodfibre LNG, FortisBC wastewater permits

• Natural Gas, Fracking and Health

• How healthy is natural gas? A visual explanation

• Climate impacts of expanded fracking and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Canada

• Eco-grief: How to cope with the emotional impacts of climate change. University of Calgary 

• Click here for PDF of low-waste and refill shopping options in the Metro Vancouver and Sunshine Coast areas.

• Art to End Fossil Fuels   This Art Kit is a resource to make and use art to end fossil fuels, including how to order (or download) and use the new poster art newspaper. Order your poster art papers-click link: HERE.

• West Coast Climate Action Network  To receive WE-CAN News directly each week, click here  

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