Amid the rise of authoritarian power and the prospect for unhindered extraction, many of us who feel the call to protect are feeling shaken and unsure. Yet, as aspiring Ecosattvas, it has never been more critical to embody the Buddha’s teachings in all our relations. In times of great suffering, extreme change, impermanence and uncertainty, we can build a new solidarity by relying on our strongest allies: Gaia, this living planet we are integrally connected with; and, the Dharma perspective embodied in bodhisattva ethics.
This exploration took place on November 10, 2024. A recording is available below.
Zhiwa Woodbury is a panpsychologist (panpsychism-informed psychology), visionary and long time advocate for all things natural and wild. He studied Thermodynamics, Science/Math and Communications at Southern Illinois University before obtaining a doctorate in Natural Law (1983). After a successful career advocating for wildlife and wild places, he returned to school and obtained an M.A. in East/West Psychology, with an emphasis on quantum eco-psychology and spiritual counseling, and also trained and served at world-renowned Zen Hospice in San Francisco. Zhiwa is a vajrayana practitioner who follows Hua-Yen philosophy and practices Kalacakra tantrayana. He is the author of Climate Sense ~ Changing the Way We Think & Feel About Our Climate in Crisis, and two influential lead articles in the peer reviewed journal Ecopsychology: “Climate Crisis & the Cosmic Bomb: Is the American Dream an Expression of Cultural Trauma” (Dec. 2015) and “Climate Trauma: Towards a New Taxonomy of Trauma” (March 2019).
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