Buddhistdoor View: Living in the Age of Tipping Points
Scientists offer yet more warnings about the delicate balance of Earth’s systems. Will we listen and take the needed actions to avert disaster?
Scientists offer yet more warnings about the delicate balance of Earth’s systems. Will we listen and take the needed actions to avert disaster?
The stark outlook presented by scientists and activists has yet to alter the activities of most people in the industrialized world
A Buddhist reflection on the recent UK “soup protest,” the climate crisis, and the lack of political motivation to make changes needed to keep our planet livable
Applying the Buddhist wisdom of the vastness of time and the importance of refuge to the reality of our current climate crisis
Can Buddhists and others wake up to the reality of our collective self-destruction before it is too late?
Working through the difficult realities of working hard and knowing there is still so much more to do
Relying on Buddhist wisdom to work through the complex emotions stirred up by the climate crisis and war
A meditation on the horror of war and the hope that it might wake up the world to the need for simplicity and compassion
As a UNESCO World Heritage site, Bouddha seemed like a perfect way to start an international campaign to make prayer flags more eco-friendly
Contemplating whether Buddhist eco-activism will succeed, or whether that matters
Allowing practice to nourish us as we contemplate the climate crisis
A way forward for individuals and communities to restore the planet’s health