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Thich Nhat Hanh explains why a spiritual revolution is needed to protect nature

weightedweighted Veteran
edited February 2012 in Buddhism Basics
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explains why mindfulness and a spiritual revolution rather than economics is needed to protect nature and limit climate change

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/zen-thich-naht-hanh-buddhidm-business-values

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  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    Great Link, thank you for posting it @weighted. I have heard things about Thich Nhat Hanh and realized that he must be a great practiconer, but I have never really read much into him. Is he really considered to be fully awoken? I shall have to purchase a few of his books that he has written.

    Going back to the topic however, he obviously makes a good point but who is going to listen apart from buddhists? Fat Cats and capitalists?
  • weightedweighted Veteran
    I don't know if he's fully enlightened, though it wouldn't surprise me. His books are really wonderful; his teachings are informative, heartfelt, and transformative.
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    I don't know if he's fully enlightened, though it wouldn't surprise me. His books are really wonderful; his teachings are informative, heartfelt, and transformative.
    Thich Nhat Hanh is from the Vietnam Thien (Chan) Buddhist tradition, direct from China. This predates Japanese Zen by centuries and has much in common with Korean Seon Buddhism. We don't do enlightenment. We strive to become Buddhas and to help all beings also become Buddhas. Our response to the question would be, "Everyone is enlightened, they just don't realize it yet."

    I have never met this particular Master. I would call him a Bodhisattva by his works, and that is the highest praise we could bestow upon him in our school.
  • SpinyNorman2SpinyNorman2
    We don't do enlightenment. We strive to become Buddhas and to help all beings also become Buddhas.
    Becoming a Buddha is enlightenment, isn' it?

    Spiny
  • ethereaetherea Veteran
    Moving beyond the idea of ‘environment’ and falling back in love with Mother Earth is a video of Thich Nhat Hanh talking about the environment. It is marvellous stuff and if you want you can watch it at the website PLum Village (Thich Nhat Hanh's home in France). You don't need to sign in or anything just click on the video tab on the menu bar and........ voila.



  • weightedweighted Veteran
    Thanks, @etherea. Here's the link to TNH's talk about the environment from Plum Village's website: http://www.plumvillage.org/video/337-beyond-environment.html
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    We don't do enlightenment. We strive to become Buddhas and to help all beings also become Buddhas.
    Becoming a Buddha is enlightenment, isn' it?

    Spiny
    As much as can be said about it. The problem is, enlightenment too easily becomes associated with some transcendental altered state of mind, when to us it's your ordinary, everyday mind. Only clear of selfish desires.

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