Climate Change as an Opportunity | Bhikkhu Anālayo

About this episode

<p>Today's guest makes an extremely convincing case that there are many self-interested reasons to look squarely at the reality of climate change. Bhikkhu Anālayo, who is originally from Germany, is a renowned scholar-monk, a faculty member at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the author of numerous books on meditation and early Buddhism, including <a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/satipatthana-the-direct-path-to-realization/9781899579549" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Satipatthāna: The Direct Path to Realization</em></a>, which has been very influential with many of the teachers you've heard on this show, including Joseph Goldstein. This episode focuses on another of his books, called <a href= "https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/pdf/5-personen/analayo/climate.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mindfully Facing Climate Change</em></a>.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>This episode explores:</p> <ul> <li>The four types of meditation Anālayo recommends for mindfully confronting climate change</li> <li>Anālayo's contention that meditation isn't about ceasing the flow of thoughts, but rather ceasing our belief in the thoughts</li> <li>The question of whether individual actions matter in the face of a global crisis</li> <li>Anālayo's compelling case for a kind of practice called death contemplation</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/bhikku-anālayo-422</a></p> <p><br /></p>