Sumeru News — Environmental Issues
Dr. Danny Fisher has a new website
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Dr. Danny Fisher is a Buddhist teacher dedicated to the practice and promotion of a “A People’s Buddhism,” an approach to the Buddha’s teachings that emphasizes lovingkindness, compassion, and social justice for all. Along with his many Buddhist activities, he is also a dedicated environmentalist, trained and certified as a Climate Reality Leader by Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore... Read more »
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Off the Cushion launches with eco-dharma podcast
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Danny Fisher’s new Off the Cushion podcast site has just launched with extended interviews on environmental issues: EPISODE #1: “Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and the People’s Climate March” This week, an extended conversation with the mighty Buddhist monk and scholar who has forcefully challenged practitioners to act against social, economic, political, and environmental injustice: Ven. Bhikkhu... Read more »
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Ecology, Meditation & Integrated Living retreat, Vancouver, Sept 6-7
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Ecology, Meditation and Integrated Living deepening skills for walking into the unknown –a weekend of contemplative exploration with Tarchin Hearn September 6/7 2014 Vancouver, BC Vital Health Medical & Wellness Clinic (1855 West 4th Avenue) (Venue is fully accessible – storefront level, wheelchair friendly) Hours: 10-4 each day (12-2 for lunch/personal practice) This non-residential meditation... Read more »
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International Dharma Teachers’ Statement on Climate Change
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Endorsement Sought by Dharma Teachers and Sangha Members Worldwide A group of Dharma teachers from Africa, Europe, Asia, Canada, and the U.S. have issued a statement describing core Buddhist insights into the root causes of the climate crisis and ways to minimize its potentially tragic consequences. Over 100 leading Dharma teachers from around the globe... Read more »
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Wind farm controversy reveals split in Buddhist communities
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If you followed my coverage of the dispute between Cham Shan Temple, residents of the Kawartha Lakes region, the Government of Ontario and wind farm developers, over proposed wind farms in the vicinity of Cham Shan’s Peterborough retreat centre (a recreation of Putoshan), now under construction, you would have some sense of the difficulty of... Read more »
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