Shaun Bartone

DANCE stands for Dharma Action Network for Climate Engagement. It was coined by a group of Buddhists active in the climate justice movement in the UK, led by Thanissara. But I would like to use DANCE as a rubric or model for talking about what happens when people are involved in a mass protest event. I will be looking at physical movement dynamics such as 'dancing', 'orchestration' and 'flow'. I will be relating those kinds of physical movement dynamics to the recent invention in the Hong Kong protests to "be like water".

Toward A Unified Field Theory of Self and World

Buddhist dharma is an unique system of thought not just because of its unique dharmas or doctrines about self and world, and not just because it does not rely on gods or mythology, but because the dharmas work together as a comprehensive theoretical system that explains both self and world, based on a unified foundational theory about the nature of reality. 

Mandala of Sacred Activism© is held by Shaun Bartone under a Commons License; you are free to use and distribute with permission from and attribution to the creator, Shaun Bartone.
AWAKENING REGENERATION Activism as World-Making: Creating the world we want today; KNOWLEDGE Develop knowledge through social and ecological science, shared experience and cultural wisdom; PRACTICE Activism is grounded in the realities of everyday practices, how we live on the earth and with each other; OPPOSITION Holding actions prevent further harm, create space for regenerative projects to flourish; PANARCHY: GROWTH CONSERVATION DISINTEGRATION REORGANIZATION REMEMBER REVOLT; OUTER BOUNDARY: LIMITS TO GROWTH: We must live and allow all other species to live within ecological limits. INNER CIRCLE: TRANSFORMATION Spiritual and relational transformation that supports the thriving of all species