PAEAN - Peoples Alliance For Earth Action Now

04/12/2024

From the super amazing Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat team, www.dharmagiri.org - not to be missed!

02/28/2024

The global mean temperature in January 2023 was 1.62 ± 0.07 °C (2.91 ± 0.12 °F) above the 1850 to 1900 average.

See Berkeley Earth update for more info: https://berkeleyearth.org/january-2024-temperature-update/

02/28/2024

This report released four months ago deserves widespread attention. "Uncharted territory imperils life on Earth."

CORVALLIS, Ore. – An international coalition of climate scientists says in a paper published today that the Earth’s vital signs have worsened beyond anything humans have yet seen, to the point that life on the planet is imperiled. William Ripple, a distinguished professor in the Oregon State Uni...

12/04/2023

Starts Monday 4th Dec, 7am PT/3pm GMT/4 pm CET & CAT for a month.

Join Thanissara and some our team at Sacred Mountain Sangha for a 40-minute daily (weekdays only) Dharma, chanting and meditation circle dedicated support a complete ceasefire.

The sessions include a focus on messaging political reps and influential leaders for a lasting ceasefire & shift to a political process + support and check ins on actions we will undertake to demand an end to the violence.

All welcome.

Guardians of the Sacred: Chanting for a Complete Ceasefire (Weekdays) Averena ca sammanti esa dhammo sanantano. Na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanam “Hatreds never cease through hatred in this world; through love (non-hatred) alone they cease. This is an eternal law (truth).” - The Buddh...

07/06/2023

'Scientists say this is an alarm bell for how fast climate change is happening.'

It was revealed yesterday that on Monday, earth had its hottest day ever recorded! 🌡️🌎🔥

“'Scientists say this is an alarm bell for how fast climate change is happening.' It was revealed yesterday that on Monday, earth had its hottest day ever recorded! 🌡️🌎🔥 tells us more.”

06/30/2023

Street Dharma -

"The climate time bomb is ticking.
Humanity is on thin ice - and that ice is melting fast. This report is a clarion call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe. Our world needs climate action on all fronts: everything, everywhere, all at once." ~UN Secretary General, António Guterres

We will be Sitting for Survival at Courthouse Square across from the Bank of America on 3rd Street this Friday -- and every Friday -- from Noon to 1 PM.

Hope to see you there! Bring a cushion or folding chair to sit on and a sign if you have one. (We will also have signs and some cushions, so come whether you have them or not!)

Also, please forward this notice to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks!

Carol Spooner for Rocks & Clouds Zendo and PAEAN

06/08/2023

If you are in the area, we will join another Sit for Survival action in Santa Rosa on Friday, 9th June. Details are in the flyer.

This is in conjunction with the End the Era of Fossil Fuels action from 8-11th June. (https://www.commondreams.org/.../climate-orgs-to-biden...)

With the great blanket of smoke descending over New York, Washington DC, and further afield from the horrific fires across Canada, key political leaders must declare a climate emergency.
If you'd like to support, call your local political leader and ask them to Declare a Climate Emergency.

For US citizens, here's a list of Senators and their phone numbers.
https://app.box.com/s/8qdjvs8erycao1tjs5x0lnpnvw5uf4ij.

05/26/2023

Starts again: Monday, May 29, 6.30 - 7.00 am PT, US each morning (except weekends)

Guardians of the Sacred: Daily Meditation, Chanting, Mantra & Prayer Circle. This circle is dedicated to generating blessings for the awakening and welfare of all while invoking compassion and protection from harm for all, with Thanissara, Kittisaro & SMS teaching team.

Dana / Donation Event

A daily 30-minute session of meditation, mantra, chanting, and prayer focused on the safety, protection, and well-being of all in these times. This collective effort is in response to multiple planetary emergencies and is dedicated to protecting goodness, wisdom, and compassion while dispelling harm, division, and delusion and removing obstacles so as to protect the forces of goodness and wholesome karma in the world.

“The Shurangama mantra focuses on the nature of reality and the potential of all beings to awaken to that reality. Thus, Unmoving, Indestructible.“ – Master Hua

“Wielding the mantra of the mind, the Buddhas of the 10 directions subdue all demons. Relying on this mantra, the Buddhas of the 10 directions rescue living beings everywhere from suffering in its various forms.” – The Shurangama Sutra

More details and registration below.

Guardians of the Sacred: Daily Meditation, Chanting, Mantra & Prayer Circle This circle is dedicated to generating blessings for the awakening and welfare of all while invoking compassion and protection from harm for all, with Thanissara, Kittisaro & SMS teaching team. ONLINE EVENT DATE AND TIMES Mo...

05/26/2023

Message from Thanissara...

So, yeah, difficult news to try and navigate. We are rushing past the 1.5C degrees guard rails for a livable world, breaking the promise of the Paris Agreement while pushing the planet into terrifying tipping points. (https://www.carbonbrief.org/global-warming-above-1-5c.../)

Increasingly, non-violent climate activists are demonized by the press, arrested, imprisoned, and even murdered (particularly Indigenous people in the Amazon) as fossil fuel & industrial animal ag barons, raking in $bn's, condemn the planet to an extinction spiral.

A beautiful process I've been hosting with the wonderful Sumedha Hannah is facilitating a 10-week Mindfulness in the Apocalypse series Sacred Mountain Sangha focused on looking through different lenses to seed a deeper, authentic, shared inquiry.

The point is to break the spell and challenge the narrative, "It is all too late, or I can't do anything." Instead, together, we can empower our own agency, align with our intrinsic values and do what we can to increase the odds for a different kind of tipping point, a radical shift of consciousness.

I feel the need to get on the streets. If you feel that too and are local to Santa Rose, join us PAEAN - Peoples Alliance For Earth Action Now to shift set. If you're further afield, drop us a note at [email protected] because we aim to support more groups sitting, walking, singing, or whatever it takes for survival. Feel free to DM me also for more info. Oh, if you aim to join us, bring a cushion to sit on ❤

03/23/2023

The real news for humanity is last Monday's (3/20) heartbreak of the final UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report/warning:
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “This report is a clarion call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe. Our world needs climate action on all fronts: everything, everywhere, all at once.”

The report clarifies that the crossroad we knew was just ahead is now here, saying, "we face a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all."

Also, the scientists’ November letter to humanity with its dire climate warning is now signed by 20,000 international scientists. (Letter to Humanity: https://tinyurl.com/sf9c5dwy )

This is an unprecedented wake-up call, and these are the last few years to shift our collective trajectory.

Remember, "we are made for these times." Thank you, Tara Eleanor Divina, for your beautiful song on this very theme (check it out folks- https://tinyurl.com/2ey7skk2 And Kaira Jewel Lingo beautiful book on this theme: https://tinyurl.com/2p8w4x4r )

We invite you to join us. Here's an update with links to our PAEAN - Peoples Alliance For Earth Action Now weekly meetings focused on informed input, support, and taking action. Alongside a range of events coming up soon. It's time: Check out PAEAN and join us: https://tinyurl.com/mtswstrd

Instead of being defeated, remember WE WERE MADE FOR THESE TIMES 🙏 ❤️ ☘️

02/07/2023

RECLAIM OUR HUMANITY: Kuan Yin Compassion Ceremony & Sangha Circle. Dedicated to all communities impacted by police brutality/ killings, gun violence, and mass shootings. With special remembrance of Tyre Nichols.

ONLINE EVENT
Hosted by Thanissara, Michele Ku, and David Cabrera
Date: 12th February, 3.00 pm – 5.30 pm PT

This event and ceremony are open to all. No prior experience is necessary. Your presence and shared intention of reclaiming our humanity are most welcome.

DANA / DONATION
All offerings will be divided equally between Oakland-based East Bay Meditation Center, East Point Peace Academy, and Planting Justice. Please give generously.

DESCRIPTION
Welcome friends. Thanissara here. Let’s pause to recognize the devastation and heartbreak for families, friends and extended communities of those killed by gun violence. Already this year, here in the U.S. 39+ gun massacres have destroyed many lives, while the unlawful murder of Tyre Nichols highlights the increased militarized unaccountability of policing. The two events are not unrelated.

It’s easy to become desensitized, but averting our gaze normalizes systemic violence. Instead, what is needed is a deeper and fuller awareness of the levels of violence incurred to sustain white supremacy, inequality, and unchallenged political agendas that are weaponizing fear, division, and ignorance primarily against historically vulnerable and oppressed communities.

As part of increasing awareness, we offer this session, which includes a Sangha sharing circle hosted by Michele and David, participants in the Dharmapala Training, followed by the Kuan Yin Compassion Ceremony. David Cabrera, is a teacher at Insight LA POC, One Dharma and Cloud Sangha. Michele Ku, is a Community Teacher and Family Sangha Coordinator at East Bay Meditation Center.

Welcome to Michele, Community Teacher and Family Sangha Coordinator from East Bay Meditation Center. Thank you, Michele, for your words below, and for helping enable this event.

"I have entered the two-year Dharmapala Training to delve more deeply into the Kuan Yin Dharma for our collective awakening for the benefit of all beings. During the first retreat, Tyre Nichols, a Black 29-year-old father, was beaten to death by the police in Memphis. Two weeks later, we experienced mass shootings by two senior Asian immigrant men killing other Asian and Latino community members. These acts shock us to awaken.

The state-sponsored police killing of Black people continues. Gun violence and mass shootings continue. And in these latest horrific and tragic events, we are witnessing these men’s assimilation into agents of oppression in their own communities. I am called to respond to these devastating acts by collectively evoking the Great Compassionate Bodhisattva Kuan Yin to support the reclamation of our humanity. Let us gather in sangha and dedicate this ceremony to Tyre Nichols and all others affected by inner and outer violence."

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Reclaim Our Humanity Kuan Yin Compassion Ceremony & Sangha Circle Dedicated to all communities impacted by police brutality/killings, gun violence, and mass shootings With special remembrance of Tyre Nichols. ONLINE EVENT Hosted by Thanissara, Michele Ku, and David Cabrera Date: 12th February Time:....