Thirteen dharma brothers and sisters from several different Buddhist traditions had a planning session on January 4, 2015 for the Buddhist Climate Action Network (BCAN) in Berkeley, CA. The meeting was led by Ayya Santussika of the Karuna Buddhist Vihara, a monastery in Mountain View, California. It was an organizational meeting for BCAN. The meeting […]
Buddhist Climate Action Network
January 8, 2015 by Jerome Freedman
Filed Under: Activism, Mindfulness, Teachers Tagged With: 360.org, Ayya Santussika, BCAN, Buddhist Climate Action Network, Jerry Brown, Karuna Buddhist Vihara, Lyn Fine, March for Real Climate Leadership, Sunflower Alliance
Are We Eating Our Children?
August 6, 2013 by Jerome Freedman
I know this title sounds kind of brutal. I wanted to get your attention. There is a story told by the Buddha in the Son’s Flesh Sutra. It is the story about the couple who ate their son’s flesh. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, tells this story often. Here […]
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Filed Under: Contemplations, Insights, Mindfulness, Teachers Tagged With: 360.org, Are We Eating Our Children?, Buddha, climate change, Five Frightening Facts About Fracking, global warming, GMO foods, Institute for Responsible Technology, Is Global Warming Real?, mindful consumption, Son's Flesh Sutra., Thich Nhat Hanh
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