Deepen your mindfulness practice & bring it to your social justice work.

What distinguishes Beloved Community Circles from other climate and racial justice organizations is our centering of mindfulness in all of our organizing work. Below, find resources that help you strengthen your mindfulness or meditation practice, and integrate them into your social justice engagements.

Books

  1. Love Letter to the Earth. Thich Nhat Hanh
  2. Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet. Thich Nhat Hanh
  3. EcoDharma. David Loy
  4. Bodhisattva 4.0.  John Negru
  5. Unbroken Wholeness: Six Pathways to the Beloved Community. John Bell

Articles

  1. “Falling in Love with the Earth.” Thich Nhat Hanh
  2. “Buddhist Diagnosis of the Climate Crisis.” Bhikkhu Bodhi
  3. “Simple Practical Steps to Address the Climate Crisis.” Bhikkhu Bodhi
  4. “Developing a Mindful Approach to Racial & Climate Justice: Six Part Framework.” John Bell
  5. “How to Bring Our Planet Back to Life.” Paul Hawken
  6. Five Mindfulness Trainings, Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
  7. An Integrated Approach to Responding to the Climate Emergency, John Bell
  8. Mindfulness and Emotional Healing, John Bell
  9. On the need to join spirituality with politics. John Peacock
  10. A Prayer & Dedication. Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion
  11. “Looking Deeply  at our Hand Guided Meditation”
  12. “Transforming Powerlessness”,  John Bell

Websites

  1. Earth Holder Community. Climate justice initiative of the Plum Village community. 
  2. “Climate and White Supremacy,” reading list compiled by Kritee Kanko

Videos

  1. Falling in Love with the Earth. Beautiful recitation of Thich Nhat Hanh’s words, with gorgeous nature photos. 11 min.
  2. “Falling Back in Love with Mother Earth. A Conversation with Thich Nhat Hanh”. 2012. Audio recording of an interview of Thay by Jo Confino. 56 min.

Resources Relevant for Developing a Beloved Community Circle

  1. Rationale for the Beloved Community Circles Project, Beloved Community Circles
  2. An Integrated Approach to Responding to the Climate Emergency, John Bell
  3. Five Mindfulness Trainings, Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
  4. Mindfulness and Emotional Healing, John Bell
  5. Envisioning the Beloved Community,  John Bell