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Touching the earth with the heart of enlightened mind: A Buddhist practice of mindfulness for environmental education

Resource type
Article
Date created
2009
Authors/Contributors
Author: Bai, Heesoon
Author: Scutt, Greg
Abstract
This paper argues that the current ecological crisis arises from our dualisticconsciousness which separates mind from body and self from world. Thisdualistic consciousness prevents us from experiencing the value in nature, andtherefore leads to instrumentalist treatment of nature. We explore theBuddhist practice of mindfulness to help cultivate a nondualistic consciousness.We show how this practice may lead to compassionate attitudes and conducttowards the other-than-human.

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Published as
Bai, H. & Scutt, G. (2009). Touching the earth with the heart of enlightened mind: A Buddhist practice of mindfulness for environmental education. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 14, 92–106.
Publication title
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education
Document title
Touching the earth with the heart of enlightened mind: A Buddhist practice of mindfulness for environmental education
Date
2009
Volume
14
First page
92
Last page
106
Copyright statement
Copyright is held by the author(s) with limited rights held by the publisher of the final publication.
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You are free to copy, distribute and transmit this work under the following conditions: You must give attribution to the work (but not in any way that suggests that the author endorses you or your use of the work); You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
Scholarly level
Faculty/Staff
Peer reviewed?
Yes
Language
English
Member of collection
Heesoon Bai Collected Works

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