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The Insight Environmentalist’s Four Noble Truths

May 20, 2013 by heatherlynmann

1. Environmental advocacy is difficult, frustrating, and only occasionally successful work--yet it is vital. 2. Much of the dificulty comes from a craving for change; individual fear, anger, greed, jealousy, and desire for accomplishment; and the expectation we can control great economic, social, and environmental forces. 3. There is a…

Earth Holders’ Heart Sutra–Part Five

May 13, 2013 by heatherlynmann

This post concludes 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. Battle-weary activists can let go of personal baggage and the scorecard of environmental wins and losses because scorecards are…

Earth Holders’ Heart Sutra–Part Four

May 9, 2013 by heatherlynmann

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

May 8, 2013 by heatherlynmann

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

May 7, 2013 by heatherlynmann

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…

Earth Holder’s Bodhisattva Vows

April 28, 2013 by heatherlynmann

1. Ecosystems are numberless; I vow to nourish them all. 2. Pollutions are inexhaustible; I vow to transform them all. 3. My home planet is boundless; I vow to perceive it. 4. The way of natural harmony is unsurpassable; I vow to manifest it.

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