EcoBuddhism and today

This came through FB...it's a link to an article about NOW, by Joanna Macy *from 2016.

I have a friend who is an Eco-Chaplin, who introduced me to her teacher, Joanna Macy's work.  I only know a little about it, and am in awe.

Joanna Macy on How to Prepare Internally for WHATEVER Comes Next

“Yes, it looks bleak. But you are still alive now. You are alive with all the others, in this present moment. And because the truth is speaking in the work, it unlocks the heart. And there’s such a feeling and experience of adventure. It’s like a trumpet call to a great adventure. In all great adventures there comes a time when the little band of heroes feels totally outnumbered and bleak, like Frodo in Lord of the Rings or Pilgrim in Pilgrim’s Progress. You learn to say ‘It looks bleak. Big deal, it looks bleak.’”