environment

Buddhism emphasizes for us to comprehend the world and the environment as it is in an ultimate sense - not only in a limited conventional sense. In other words, we must overcome our ignorance and arrive at understanding the universe - and our close environment and climate - in its nature of constant change and in its characteristic of impermanence and suffering.

Use of Natural Resources

The elimination of the three basic evils - greed - is central in Buddhism. As we have already seen in the centre of the Wheel of Life.

For survival, man must live in and use the naturre. To ensure a fruitful long term co-existence with nature, man n the intricate relationships of nature and exploit restraint. An over exploitation of nature will otherwise lead to suffering.

Dynamics and Nature

According to Buddhism everything is constantly changing - as illustrated above with the kalapas. Nothing is permanent. Buddha stated that everything formed is in a constant process of change (sabbe sankhara anicca).

Author: Johan af Klint

Introduction

Buddhism is experiencing an increased interest in the western world - partly due to its peaceful message and non-missionary appearance coupled with the apparent similarities between the Buddhist thought and modern physics.

Author: Scott Schang

Internalizing and Practicing Climate Change Law

Author: Scott Schang

Bhiksu True Dharma Sound
(Thich Chan Phap Thanh, Bernd Ziegler)

A Reflection and Mindfulness Training:

"Aware of our responsibility and love for ourselves and for our environment, we want to practice living in harmony with humans, animals, plants and minerals. Aware of our interrelatedness with all beings, we know that harming others is harming ourselves."

Thuat Nguyen

The present environmental crisis is a great threat to the survival of humankind on this planet Earth. We are aware that much harm has been done to the Larlh out of ignorance, craving, and arrogance. Our Mother Earth with her forests is suffering enormously announcing that the end is near if we do not change our way of life. From the point of view of the Buddha's teaching, environmental crisis is but the external manifestation of man's internal moral crisis, which has reached an alarming level.

Ven. Thich Dat Bao & Prof. Dr. Mai Trim Ngoc Tieng
Lecturers, Vietnam Buddhist University

The living environment includes the ingredients necessary for the life of all beings. These include air, soil, water, animal and vegetation ... that exist in nature on the earth.

The density of all living beings on earth is the basic foundation for promoting the development from the basic infrastructure to the upper structures, as well as cultural monuments. Furthermore, the earth's resources are fully used to serve the benefits of humans.

Dr. Manpreet Singh

Climate change is fast becoming a horrible reality for the planet and its beings, despite our initial and wishful ignorance in denying its possibility and existence. The threat of pending cosmic disaster is increasing with every passing day. One of the greatest man-made environmental disasters to the natural ecological system is waiting to engulf life on the planet, if a sensible approach is not followed urgently. The issue is now being regarded as a bigger threat than even terrorism or nuclear warfare.