Articles from the European Buddhist Magazine, republished as blog posts.
Silvia Francescon explains how the rights of Nature movement, from Ecuador to the Mar Menor, rests on the same insight of non-separation and interdependence that Buddhism and deep ecology share.
Johannes Cairns asks how the world’s 500 million Buddhists actually respond to climate change, why the response has been insufficient so far, and whether a future greening of Buddhism can be expected.
Olivia Fuchs connects Arne Naess’ deep ecology and the idea of the ‘ecological self’ with the bodhisattva ideal, Indra’s Net and the power of language, metaphor and narrative to shift consciousness.
Karolina Ek, Lydia von Gertten and Jacob ‘Jōshin’ Halcomb present the EBU’s SEE-FAB project, which helps Dharma centres reduce their environmental impact with an eco-management approach and youth engagement.
Retired GP and climate activist Diana Warner reflects on civil resistance, imprisonment, her Jewish family history and her Chan practice, and on grief and anger as natural allies on the path of ecodharma.
F.L. Lhündrup of Buddha University explores the organic and analogical ties between nature, mindfulness and ecology, from the five elements to recent research, and calls for a culture of harmony.
