An Alternative Education for Self-Sufficiency
Shuyin
3 June 2016
A group of students wallows in a pool of mud; not far away, another group is dumping dung into a dugout to make organic fertilizer—hardly what
Buddhistdoor View: The Great Danger and Fear to Come—Global Catastrophe and the Dharma-ending Age
Buddhistdoor Global
22 January 2016
The Doomsday Clock at the University of Chicago is a symbolic timepiece that estimates how many “minutes” remain before the “midnight” of a global catastrophe.
Palri Buddha Park – A Conservation Project in East Bhutan
Shuyin
15 January 2016
As I paused to catch my breath in the thin air, I felt a little embarrassed and awed as an elderly nun overtook me with
Eco-wisdom and Effort
Luisa (Lulu) Cook
23 October 2015
The scope of the environmental crisis may leave us feeling overwhelmed and helpless to do anything about it. According to Joanna Macy, it is necessary
Time to Stand Up: An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for our Earth – The Buddha’s Life and Message through Feminine Eyes – Book Review
Caitlin Dwyer
16 October 2015
A few chapters into the newly published Time to Stand Up, I joined the Sierra Club, one of America’s largest and oldest environmental groups. About halfway
Love Letter to the Earth – Book Review
Roz Keep
21 August 2015
A Hong Kong resident for many years, over the summer I have been visiting friends and family in the UK. One of the highlights was
Conscientious Compassion—Bhikkhu Bodhi on Climate Change, Social Justice, and Saving the World
Raymond Lam
14 August 2015
American scholar and Theravada monk Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi might not receive the same high-profile press coverage as the Roman Catholic Church’s charismatic standard-bearer Pope Francis,
Buddhistdoor View: Conscience in the Thought of Bhikkhu Bodhi
Buddhistdoor Global
26 June 2015
Before the late 2000s, Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi was not well known as an environmental activist and leader of humanitarian causes. Practitioners of the 1990s and
Buddhistdoor View: Can Buddhists Take the Lead on Climate Change?
Buddhistdoor Global
6 February 2015
China’s pollution continues to affect countries across the world, despite the accelerated growth of its renewable energy industry and President Xi Jinping’s estimable pledge with
The Four Truths of Climate Change
Luisa (Lulu) Cook
4 January 2014
When we consider the ever-more-frequent headlines about large-scale devastation wrought by climate change, we see a metaphor for the human experience of suffering writ large.
A Buddhist Perspective on Ecological Crisis and Individual Social Responsibility
Dhammadipa Samanera
7 February 2013
Editor’s note: This article was previously published in the 10th issue of the now retired Bodhi Journal in December 2008. It has been republished with
Buddhist Ethics: Compassion for All
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer
21 January 2013
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether on behalf of the environment, nonhuman animals, or disempowered human beings. Her books