An Event Series 

April 22–24, 2025

Join us from April 22–24, 2025, for Tricycle’s Buddhism & Ecology Summit: Experiencing Interconnectedness in the Natural World, a series of conversations with Buddhist teachers, writers, and environmental activists. The summit is sponsored by The BESS Family Foundation.

The series will offer live talks and practices for establishing a deeper connection with the natural world. Plus, we’ll be screening the film Interdependence, an anthology of 11 short films.

Recordings of the events will be made available to all registrants. 

This is a donation-based event with a suggested donation of $40.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Personal Leadership in Times of Political and Ecological Despair with Christiana Figureres

The Ecological Seasons of Being Human with Rupert Marques

Wildfire, Climate, and Zen Practice with Dale Wright and Susan Murphy

Sunyata at Heart: The Gateway to Nature’s Endless Miraculousness with Larry Ward

In Deep Water: Learning to Build Deep Resilience in the Anthropocene with Dekila Chungyalpa

How Interdependence Buoys the Spirit and Inspires Action with Susan Bauer-Wu and Sharon Salzberg

Rethinking Restoration: Uncovering Our Potential Through Our Deepest Connections with Paul Hawken and Peter Coyote

Interdependence: A Film Screening

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A Meditation on the Four Elements with Lin Wang Gordon

Wednesday, April 23, 1 p.m. ET – Live Event on Zoom

Experience interconnectedness through the Four Elements meditation. Together, we will explore the essence of four great elements: earth, water, fire and air, both internally and externally.  Through this practice, we will discover how these elements shape and enliven our bodies, as well as all life in the natural world.  We will journey into deep time and reflect on our interconnectedness with all beings that have ever lived.  Our illusion of separateness dissolves, and we recognize that we are nature, and are a part of a larger web of universe.