Today’s senryu: Why Mindfulness is Key

touch a place of peace

deep listening/skillful speech

joy stronger than hate

Climate Quickie: Why mindfulness is key to climate action

“Mindfulness, meditation and active listening can help us take more nourishing climate action, says Sister True Dedication, a Zen Buddhist Nun ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh on TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious.”

Check out this podcast which offers a 5-minute introduction to Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet and explains how Mindfulness can help us achieve change through compassion. As Sister True Dedications says:

• “Joy is more powerful than anger.
• We can embody the change we seek.
• We can have compassion for “climate criminals” for we are them also.”