Mindfulness: A solution to stop climate change?

Mindfulness: A solution to stop climate change?

Dr. Dhamma Rakkhita believes we can fight climate change with our minds and by channeling positivity.

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The word “Buddha” means awakened one, and monks like Dr. Dhamma Rakkhita believe it is time to wake up and do something about climate change. Learn how a small monastery in northern Myanmar uses a meditative chant to send loving energy across the globe. Dr. Dhamma Rakkhita believes that if we change the way we think, speak, and act, we can save the world from climate change. Planet Forward Correspondent Jake Meyers visited Dr. Dhamma Rakkhita’s monastery to investigate this ancient meditative practice and learn how a Buddhist perspective on climate change just might be what the world needs most to move this planet forward.

 

Fighting Climate Change with Positivity

 

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