A Buddhist Response to Global Warming
Join others in advancing a spiritual view of climate change and promoting an urgent call to act. Sign the declaration at: http://www.ecobuddhism.org/bcp/all_content/buddhist_declaration/
Climate Justice in This Moment
Climate Justice offers an opportunity to mitigate global warming while: o Diversifying and realigning the economy, o Stewarding natural resources, o Creating a just society, o Ending war, o Preserving species and ecosystems, o Curbing population growth. Climate Justice cannot be fought for and won. It is not a future…
Climate Justice
I am working with my community of Buddhist practitioners--Snowflower Sangha in Madison, WI--to identify the "front line" of Climate Justice in our state. In the spirit of engaged Buddhism, we aim to transform the climate crisis through skillful, non-violent action. Activists Tim DeChristopher, Martin Luther King, and Mahatma Gandhi give…
Writing Sample–Part 7
This is the next installment of a story begun in my June 5th posting. It is an excerpt from Ocean of Insight: A Climate Justice Memoir. Welcome aboard--H In the inky night--dressed in long underwear, fleece, waterproof bib overalls, Wellington boots, and a rain jacket cinched at neck and wrists--I…
A Quote from Futurist Paul Gilding
To hold the paradox in our heads--that things are desperately dangerous and urgent but we must act positively and full of hope--is an enormous test for the mind and the soul to act together.The Great Disruption: How the Climate Crisis Will Change EVERYTHING (For the Better)
Please Sign this Petition
Here is a link to an online petition aimed at addressing climate change through positive action. Please sign--H http://1earthsangha.org/request-for-teachings/
Earth Holders’ Heart Sutra–Part Four
This post continues the discussion of my revisions to the classic Buddhist text, The Heart of the Prajanaparamita. You will find the revised text--The Earth Holders' Heart Sutra--below in Part Two. It was Einstein who described matter as energy, without a separate self. Today, the more deeply scientists look into…
Earth Holders’ Heart Sutra–Part Three
In the last post, I offered my revised version of the Heart of the Prajanaparimita, titled: The Earth Holders' Heart Sutra. Take a look at the text in the previous post before reading further because this post begins to unlock the Sutra's meaning. Like the original Heart of Prajnaparamita, The…
Earth Holders’ Heart Sutra–Part Two
In my last post I discussed how hard it is to sustain a happy and hopeful life as an environmental advocate when things are looking so grim. But we are more than social and political animals. In the midst of the global ecological disasters it is possible--even necessary--to feed and…