This guided meditation practice will cultivate your skillful response to strong emotions. Thich Nhat Hanh has said, “it may not be possible to avoid suffering, but if you know how to suffer, you suffer much less.”
Climate change and the ensuing disease, destruction, and devastation warrant strong emotions which can include anxiety, fear, and despair. Skillful response to those emotions facilitates wise compassionate competent action to address climate change.
In this session we will practice a meditation guided by Sister True Dedication and Brother Phap Huu, and explore an embodied Zen Buddhist approach to recognizing, embracing, and transforming our strong emotions as they arise. This guided practice session builds on the CBD 2021 Summit talk about Thich Nhat Hanh’s book 'Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet.'
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