EcoDharma
Ecodharma: a compassionate response to environmental crisis
Members of the EBU’s Ecodharma Network come from a range of Buddhist traditions and countries in Europe. We meet several times a year, on Zoom. You are welcome to join us.
Current projects
Ecodharma retreat
We will be offering an Ecodharma retreat in France in 2027, details to be confirmed later.
Contact: Jake Lyne
j.lyne@europeanbuddhistunion.org
Our Ecosattva vows
The Earth does not need us. We need the earth. Yet we humans are threatening our own existence and the existence of all other species. We are on a collision path with reality and reality always wins. Our Ecosattva vows are modelled on the Bodhisattva vows:
I vow:
To live in Earth more lightly in the food, products and energy I consume.
To commit myself daily to the healing of the world and the welfare of all beings; to discern and replace human systems of oppression and harm.
To invite personal discomfort as an opportunity to share in our collective liberation.
To draw inspiration from the living Earth, ancestors and future generations.
To help others in their work for the world and to ask for help when I feel the need.
To pursue a daily spiritual practice that supports me in observing these vows.
SEE-FAB checklists & goal planning sheets
SEE-FAB (Sustainable Environment on Earth For All Beings) aims to help any Buddhist centre or organisation assess and optimise its environmental sustainability. To this end we have developed a free checklist and methodology, free to download and use in nine European languages: