[EcoDharma] Living Earth

[Doshin]

Thank you for your message Doshin. Like many people here I have been reading quite a bit about the environment, COP26, species extinction etc. I agree it is hard to not get overwhelmed or feeling that all hope is lost. My wife and I talk about this quite a bit and have made many adjustments to our lives. We remind ourselves that with enough drops we can eventually fill an ocean. Every little bit helps. We also keep in mind that we can’t give up and assume it is too late to make the changes needed.


Tairin
Sat today and lah

https://youtu.be/Y-lPsziO-4M

You have probably heard this story but I like to remind myself once in awhile.

Doshin
St

[Tairin]

https://youtu.be/Y-lPsziO-4M


You have probably heard this story but I like to remind myself once in awhile.

Doshin
St

Exactly!


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Shokai]

lovely

Gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Heiso]

Dear all

I hesitated to post this link but decided to do so with a disclaimer. This is an essay by the prominent Buddhist environmental activist Catherine Ingram. It is an incredibly sobering read, as she sets out the reasons for which she believes that we have already passed the tipping point beyond which humanity and many other species can be saved and talks about what practice looks like in this situation.

If you feel able to read this, I would recommend it. If you do not wish to, that is fine too. It had a large impact on me, as it leaves us in no doubt as to just how critical the situation we are in is and the limit to which technology is able to step in an save us. Optimism and hope are good things but at present they are very much leading to a 'business as usual' approach to governments and most individuals, and I would include myself in that.

However, as someone once paraphrased Rudyard Kipling - if you can keep your head while others around you are losing their's, you probably haven't understood the situation. As we saw with the beginning of the pandemic, things can look totally fine until suddenly they aren't.

https://www.catherineingram.com/facingextinction/

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-

That's a very sobering read, although she lost me a little when she quoted Ivermectin enthusiast, Bret Weinstein.

Gassho,

Heiso

StLah

[Kaishin]

https://youtu.be/qtlPTE-UmY4

-stlah

[Doshin]

A year ago this Christmas Barry Lopez, a well known nature writer, passed. He wrote many well known books. In a sense he chronicled the natural world as I lived through those times.

Here is a little about him and a visually nice memorial video that Emergence Magazine released.

https://emergencemagazine.org/film/horizons/

Doshin
St

[Kokuu]

That was beautiful. Thank you, Doshin!

I have his book Arctic Dreams, on great recommendation but have yet to read it.

I love this quote from Barry: “Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.”

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-

[Doshin]

Hello,

It has almost been a year since I posted here. Of course we discussed similar topics in our EcoDharma group and life events have occupied much of my time this past year.

I am reading a new book that some of you may have an interest in. It is about the impact humans have had on wildlife for the last 13,000 years in North America. Many ideas are advanced, some of which I was not aware of but find fascinating.

The book is Wild New World by Dan Flores. If you decide to read this, or already have, please share your thoughts here so I can learn from others’ perspectives.

Be well,

Doshin
St

[Naiko]

Hi Doshin,
Thank you for sharing this book recommendation. I look forward to reading it.
Gassho,
Naiko
st lah

[Doshin]

There is a UN Conference on Biodiversity in Montreal taking place now…

https://www.unep.org/un-biodiversity-conference-cop-15

Doshin
St

[Kokuu]

In reference to that, this is a pretty good summary of what needs addressing in relation to global biodiversity and habitat protection:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/10/cop15-what-are-the-key-targets-for-the-biodiversity-agreement

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

[Doshin]

I started this thread 4 years ago with the Report from the World Wildlife Fund about the state of biodiversity. I am now sharing the 2022 updated report.

https://livingplanet.panda.org/en-US/

In future posts I am going to offer ideas for how we, as individuals, can contribute in our way “to saving all sentient beings” as it applies to biodiversity.

I encourage others to help in offering positive actions. Each act we take makes a difference.

Doshin
St

[Kokuu]

In future posts I am going to offer ideas for how we, as individuals, can contribute in our way “to saving all sentient beings” as it applies to biodiversity.

I encourage others to help in offering positive actions. Each act we take makes a difference.

[aprapti]

In future posts I am going to offer ideas for how we, as individuals, can contribute in our way “to saving all sentient beings” as it applies to biodiversity.

I encourage others to help in offering positive actions. Each act we take makes a difference.

[Doshin]

As we share ideas about how we can live more ecologically sustainable to protect biodiversity and ensure a healthier planet for all I want to share my perspective of what is most critical. Each of us as individuals can make choices that promote solutions and we can help others understand that they too can make a difference. However, major efforts must be made by Nations. Governments establish policies and ensure that those policies are implemented. Nations must work together because the demands and actions in one country have consequences in others. So as we walk a path of living more gently on the earth we must also motivate our governments to do similarly.

Doshin
st