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Greeting is Meeting: Haiku and the Art of Mindful Animism
Two decades ago, at a colloquium on haiku poetry, I found myself sitting next to a Japanese poet during a lecture by a psychologist on “Haiku and the Practice of Mindfulness.” In chatting with him beforehand, I noticed that he understood English perfectly well but struggled a bit to speak it.
Roots of Renewal: Ecological Civilization in China and the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity
A Garrison Institute Webinar Series on Culture,...
Spicy Spring Vegetable Curry
To please a large crowd with some folks who eat meat and some who don’t, we make vegetarian curry and separately braise meat with similar flavorings to serve on the side.
Conscious Change Forum Event Recap
The inaugural Conscious Change Forum hosted by Garrison Institute’s Spirituality & Social Change initiative and the Conscious Change Collective brought together more than 100 people from at least 10 countries, including change leaders, funders, spiritual activists, and leading practitioners working at the intersection of inner work, spirituality, and social change. We build upon a long history of nonviolent and spiritually based movements for justice, faith lineages that have invested deeply in societal wellbeing, and Indigenous traditions where the spiritual and communal are inseparable.
Carrot Coconut Soup Recipe
This simple, refreshing soup is excellent by...
The Inner Work of System Leadership
By John Kania, Radha Ruparell, Peter Senge, and...
Farro Soup with Sage and Parmesan Recipe
Farro is a form of wheat that has a delicate,...
Rekindling Hope and Our Love for Earth
Rekindling Hope and Our Love for Earth: A...
An Impossible Alignment
By Laura Peña Zanatta São Paulo, Brazil -...
Love Everybody
Lovingkindness practice asks us to embrace our shared humanity with all people, but it does not require us to agree with all of their actions.
Winterlude
This particular time of year feels like nothing so much as that brief moment of stillness between inhalation and exhalation, the equilibrium point between expansion and contraction, that brief instant of stasis and silence that comes with every breath.
Cultivating Ecological Civilization: Wisdom, Practice, and Systems Change
How can cultural, ethical, and spiritual wisdom traditions guide transformation toward an ecological civilization?
As the world confronts ecological disruption, cultural fragmentation, and the impacts of climate change, the search for integrative approaches to planetary health is essential.