A few short items that I hope are of interest to readers of The Jizo Chronicles:
Compassionate Earth Manifesto
Check out this powerful dharma testimony to ‘touching the earth’ from Soto Buddhist priest Shodo Spring, who has devoted her life to activism and practice in service of the planet. I first met Shodo when she joined the “Buddhist Peace Delegation” to Washington DC in 2005. More recently, she was part of the large group that was arrested for civil disobedience in front of the White House in protest of the Tar Sands pipeline last autumn.
Health and Healing for Radical Buddhists: Call for Submissions
The Buddhist Peace Fellowship’s Turning Wheel magazine (now primarily in a digital incarnation) is seeking submissions “that help us expand our ideas about health and healing beyond ‘the personal journey of healing’ that too often dominates the mainstream spiritual narrative.” Deadline to submit is July 18th. Prose, poetry, photographs, interviews, video, audio, and multi-media are all welcome forms of submissions. For more info, visit http://www.turningwheelmedia.org/health-and-healing-for-radical-buddhists/
Fall in Love With Your Work
Finally, this is something that’s very much in alignment with the Buddhist principle of right livelihood. I’m launching “Fall in Love With Your Work,” my first e-course this Sunday, July 1st. Register by this Saturday, June 30th, if you’re interested. The course is for anyone who:
* feels “stuck” in their professional life and wants to forge a path toward more meaningful work
* is seeking to feel more passion and meaning in their current job
* is considering starting their own business but needs support to discern if this is the right thing to do, and needs tools to take the next step toward that goal
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As is sharing the love from your spirit and heart! (An answer to the images message” I enjoyed the write very much, thanks Maia!