Zitat von Zettel

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Ich habe bisher nichts darüber gelesen, daß Buddhisten, Hindus, Shintoisten oder Moslems diese Verbindung zwischen Religion und Klima herstellen würden. Das scheint etwas spezifisch Christliches zu sein.

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Wo die Christen sich engagieren, steht der Buddhismus inkl. Dalai Lama nicht abseits: Ecological Buddhism. A Buddhist response to Global Warming
Ein paar Lesefrüchte daraus:

Zitat von Ecological Buddhism

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From a Buddhist perspective, a sane and sustainable economy would be governed by the principle of sufficiency: the key to happiness is contentment rather than an ever-increasing abundance of goods.

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Buddhist meditation is based on refined attention. It makes an introspective examination of inner experience. This increases self-understanding, clarity, flexibility and creativity. Meditative training also teaches the mind to focus on positive solutions—those that reflect noble human values and the universal principle of interdependence. Renewable energy is one such positive and indispensable technological solution. It is available to us right now.

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For Mahayana Buddhism, which sees all life as interdependent, driving other species to extinction is unmistakably harming ourselves and our own destiny.

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Die Verbindung des Klimaschutzdenkens mit den genuin buddhistischen Ideen kommt mir hier ein wenig ungelenk vor. Einer kann's besser:

Zitat von Thich Nhat Hanh

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One day during meditation, I was contemplating global warming….
With some anguish, I asked Nature this question: ‘Nature, do you think we can rely on you?’  I asked the question because I know that Nature is intelligent, she knows how to react, sometimes violently, to re-establish balance.  And I heard the answer in the form of another question: ‘Can I rely on you?’  The question was being put back to me: can Nature rely on humans? And after long, deep breathing, I said ‘Yes, you can mostly rely on me.’  And then I heard Nature’s answer, ‘Yes, you can also mostly rely on me.’  That was a very deep conversation I had with Nature.

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Herzliche Grüße,
Kallias