Introduction
The topic of climate change can evoke all sorts of reactions in us. We may feel resistance, guilt, or fear. How can Buddhist practices help us with this? Bhikkhu Anālayo offers tools to deal with this in a helpful and balanced way. These are brought together on this page.
He provides guided meditations, video lectures and texts to explore this topic in a clear and supportive way.
Below you will find four components that will help you explore how to deal with the consequences of climate change in a beneficial way and that you can go through at your own pace. For example, you could take a week per topic to watch the lecture, practice the meditation (daily) and read the accompanying text. Each component consists of:
- A 32 to 36 minute video lecture by Bhikkhu Anālayo with automatically generated subtitles in Dutch and English;
- A guided meditation;
- Text fragments from the book Dealing consciously with climate change, carefully chosen to match the theme of the component.
What to expect?
You will practice, among other things, mindfulness, recognizing habit patterns in your own mind and developing a compassionate intention to do no harm.
This approach creates mental clarity, allowing you to face the consequences of climate change with greater balance and inner stability.
From there you can clearer see which actions are appropriate for the well-being of yourself, the earth and others around you.
Practical
- The video lectures, guided meditations and accompanying texts can be found on this page.
- The English version of the book can be downloaded for free as a PDF below. The book is also 'opened' on the correct page for each theme, so you can start reading right away.
- The Dutch edition will be available from May 19, 2025 via Milinda Publishers.
read book
Mindfully Facing Climate Change – Bhikkhu Analayo
You can purchase the Dutch book at the (online) bookstore Milinda Publishers
Conversation between Bhikkhu Anālayo and Joseph Goldstein
Preface
This recording features automatically generated subtitles in Dutch and English.
Relationship to the Earth
– Theme 1 –
Lecture 1
This lecture, given by Bhikkhu Anālayo, features automatically generated subtitles in Dutch and English.
Guided Meditation 1
Book fragment
English language book
Introduction – Pages 13 – 15
'Relating to the earth': section'the four noble truths' – section 'a mind like the earth' – Pages 17 – 34 en summary – Pages 48 – 49
Appendix: 'Contemplation of the earth' – Pages 161 – 165
Additional reading for those who want to delve deeper into the theory: from the paragraph 'The earth and sentience' – Pages 34 – 49
Those who wish to continue with practical exercises can proceed to theme 2.
Dutch language book
Ethics of the mind
– Theme 2 –
Lecture 2
This lecture, given by Bhikkhu Anālayo, features automatically generated subtitles in Dutch and English.
Guided Meditation 2
Book fragment
English language book
'An ethics of the mind' – Pages 49 – 85
Appendix: 'Contemplation of the mind' – Pages 165 – 166
Dutch language book
Liberation of the mind
– Theme 3 –
Lecture 3
This lecture, given by Bhikkhu Anālayo, features automatically generated subtitles in Dutch and English.
Guided Meditation 3
Book fragment
English language book
Liberation of the mind' – Pages 85 – 119
Appendix: 'Cultivating compassion' – Pages 166 – 168
Dutch language book
Walking the path
– Theme 4 –
Lecture 4
This lecture, given by Bhikkhu Anālayo, features automatically generated subtitles in Dutch and English.
Guided Meditation 4
Book fragment
English language book
'Walking the path' – Pages 119 – 159
Appendix 'Contemplation of impermanence' – Pages 168 – 171
Dutch language book
Gift of the Dhamma/Dhammadāna
The Buddha’s teachings are passed on and offered as a free and priceless gift of the Dhamma. Bhikkhu Anālayo is a mendicant monk in the Theravāda tradition. He offers the material as a gift of the Dhamma, without receiving anything in return.
Gift
If you find the information on this page helpful and supportive, you may want to consider making a donation. Your donation will be used to contribute to the livelihood of Bhikkhu Analāyo. In this way, you will indirectly help Bhikkhu Analāyo to continue sharing the liberating teachings of the Buddha and to support others. We thank you very much for your generosity!
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