#Buddhism is not fixed dogma. It’s not a fossil. It’s a living path. The #FourNobleTruths & #EightfoldPath are the foundations, yes — but even these have been interpreted in countless ways. From #Theravāda to #Mahāyāna, from #Zen to #Vajrayāna, from #PureLand to #Ecodharma, — each tradition reflects its time, its #environment, its teachers, & its communities. (2/10)
Chögyam Trungpa: “La iluminación es como caerse de un avión. La mala noticia es que no hay paracaídas. La buena noticia es que no hay suelo” #ecodharma #DavidLoy

Excellent long read from the late Rob Burbea about the lack of engagement of #Buddhist teachers and centres with the climate emergency. There’s more events happening remotely now but still a lot of unnecessary flying from retreat to retreat- is it really authentic #Dharma practice if we’re not fully engaged with planet-wide issues on both a personal and systemic level?

https://oneearthsangha.org/articles/dharma-teaching-and-values/

#Buddhism #Mindfulness #InsightMeditation #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Ecodharma

Dharma Teaching and Dharma Values in the Age of Climate Change • Rob Burbea

On the third anniversary of his death in May of 2020, we share this letter from Rob Burbea challenging dharma leaders to embrace the full implications of its ethical demands. 🌏

One Earth Sangha
In "Leverage Points" Donella Meadows ranks the ways of driving change in a system, from least to most effective. "Power has less to do with pushing leverage points than it does with strategically, profoundly, madly letting go"
https://donellameadows.org/wp-content/userfiles/Leverage_Points.pdf #systemdynamics #systemsthinking #leveragepoints #donellameadows #MIT #fifthdiscipline #change #systemchange #climatechange #commonearth #ecodharma