Dear Sangha,
Thank you for your heartfelt presence and shared inquiry during our time together on Sunday. I hope you got a sense of the magnitude of Joanna Macy's wild and wonderful contribution to our world.
As promised, here are a few resources that, should you want to dive deeper into The Work that Reconnects, can get you started. May they nourish your own path as we move through this complex time:
"We Are the Great Turning" Podcast - Jess Serrante's conversations with Joanna and a walk through the Spiral
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World as Lover, World as Self (amazing!), Coming Back to Life (updated guide to the Work that Reconnects), and other books from Joanna
The Work that Reconnects Network - resource site for finding Work that Reconnect events and joining the global community of Work that Reconnects facilitators
More about her life
Her Caring Bridge page, tracking her health and transition day to day.
Two quotes from Joanna:
The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.
To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe -- to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it -- is a wonder beyond words.
And finally, her translation of Rilke's "I Live My Life In Widening Circles":
With gratitude and reverence,I live my life in widening circles
that reach out across the world.
I may not complete this last one
but I give myself to it.
I circle around God, around the primordial tower.
I've been circling for thousands of years
and I still don't know: am I a falcon,
a storm, or a great song?
Greetings Dear Sangha,Whether we're closely tracking the flux of daily headlines or feeling the distant hum of global unrest, it's clear we are living through profound changes. Paired with the tender yet inevitable challenges in our personal lives, it can sometimes feel like too much for any single heart to bear.
Joanna Macy, sensing both the weight and possibility in such suffering, developed The Work that Reconnects. Rooted in Dharma, deep ecology, and systems theory, this Work is beloved around the world as a way to approach and transform our conditions. The methodical framework and set of practices have freed up my own heart countless times and brought new dimensions to my understanding of the Dharma's radical potential for our changing world. Just last month, I had the opportunity to visit Joanna, now 96 (!), in her home in Berkeley, California. Once again, just with her way of being, she blew my mind and thrilled my heart.
After a fall on June 16, Joanna entered hospice last week. In honor of her extraordinary legacy, we'll explore just a few of the gifts that have emerged from Joanna Macy's Dharma. I hope you'll join us for this evening of reflection, gratitude, and reconnection.A reminder if you're joining us in person: please arrive at least 10 minutes early as the line to check in can be long. There are plenty of friends to make while you're waiting for the formal program to begin.In-person: Sunday, 7:00 to 8:30pm @ Yoga District — 1910 14th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
Online via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/466237117?pwd=cGxHaTJlTVhBdldVSk8weDZuSW5udz09
In Sangha,
Kristin
--kristin barkerPronouns she, her and hers; on occupied land of the Piscataway.
No mud, no lotus.— Thích Nhất Hạnh
No mud, no lotus.
— Thích Nhất Hạnh
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