Saturday, November 28, 2020
Via Lion's Roar // Thich Nhat Hanh’s Love Letter to the Earth
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| Thich Nhat Hanh’s Love Letter to the Earth | ||
| The earth is you. You are the earth. When you realize there is no separation, says Thich Nhat Hanh, you fall completely in love with this beautiful planet. | ||
A lot of our fear,
hatred, anger, and feelings of separation and alienation come from the
idea that we are separate from the planet. We see ourselves as the
center of the universe and are concerned primarily with our own personal
survival. If we care about the health and well-being of the planet, we
do so for our own sake. We want the air to be clean enough for us to
breathe. We want the water to be clear enough so that we have something
to drink. But we need to do more than use recycled products or donate
money to environmental groups. We have to change our whole relationship with the earth. |
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Via Daily Dharma: Embracing Interconnection
To
overcome the part of our nature that separates us from others and
encourages conflict and division . . . requires profound shifts in the
way that we relate to ourselves and others: we can’t ignore, shy away
from, or avoid difficult issues or conversations.
—J. Sunara Sasser, “Why Are There So Many Black Buddhists?”
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