2:40 -- I drive my car in order to "forget the suffering inside"?! Well, if you've got a cool car, it actually works!
3:27 -- Check out the broad doing the knowing-liberal-headbob. This is the natural reaction to anything a colourful ethnic person wearing a robe says, no matter how vapid.
Thic Nat Han talked about people avoiding suffering by consuming more...but I've found when (as environmentalists) we 'remind' people of the 'reality' they run ever farther away. This reminding must be done with ever so much gentleness and compassion. I think living sustainably must be marketted as enjoyable - not as a 'sacrifice' that will cause even more suffering...
The difficulty w/ "educating" people about climate change is that it's too intangible. Humanity impacting climate cycles enough to induce Global Warming is far-fetched. Not to mention that there are organizations wielding immense power over the populace by utilizing such theories. The earth & its global climate are cyclical. Rapid heating, prior to ice ages is very probable when looking into the historical data. "Focusing" on climate change is a distraction IMO. There are more relevant matters.
@RawRebuild Well said! I've spent countless hours looking into this and I really struggle to understand how people like Suzuki fail to notice this. I can only assume that once having invested reputation and emotion that it is difficult for them to acknowledge they might have been wrong. I see incredible evidence for considerable harm to human health and the ecology/food chain from things like heavy metals, pesticides, microwave radiation etc.. but the media is largely silent.. why? I believe
@warrenpreissl Right on. Thich Nhat Hanh carries a powerful message. What humans need is unshakable insight into the nature of their mundane daily movements & actions. How the human condition currently interfaces w/ living bio-systems of earth is where disaster lies. Natural cycles & regenerative systems of this planet however, are wholly unaffected by our lack of viable integration. It is only we, as species, who suffer. Focusing wholeheartedly upon ideologies like global warming is divergence.
@warrenpreissl Also, I couldn't agree more w/ your comment regarding the state of the human health. Our food bodies suffer immensely. They are pale reflections of innate human biological potential. Crowded teeth, hair-loss, poor eyesight are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of manifest symptoms. Such attributes reveal that we have degenerated & lost control of our instruments of perception. Distraction set in & we forgot how to ingest raw materials of earth in order to maintain the organism.
@warrenpreissl And, regarding the media. Conglomerates of the day are macroexpression of human species status. Instruments of artificial domestication. Media, monolithic food/pharma/medi corp, public education, religion, assumed-governing bodies. Many suggest who to pin blame upon, but ultimately it's irrelevant. Their may be vested interests seeking to domesticate human populace, but it is only 'my' reliance that makes it so. Systems are opportunistic & capitalize upon degeneration & confusion.
2:40 -- I drive my car in order to "forget the suffering inside"?! Well, if you've got a cool car, it actually works!
3:27 -- Check out the broad doing the knowing-liberal-headbob. This is the natural reaction to anything a colourful ethnic person wearing a robe says, no matter how vapid.
bladder1010 6 months ago
@bladder1010 two people like thiis nasty comment..well there is the problems in a nutshell
TheGregH67 5 months ago
@bladder1010 what a moronic comment
TheGregH67 5 months ago
The best way to "educate" others is to live your life according to your beliefs and be deliriously happy as a result. It's infectious.
lucythevampireninja 6 months ago 4
Thic Nat Han talked about people avoiding suffering by consuming more...but I've found when (as environmentalists) we 'remind' people of the 'reality' they run ever farther away. This reminding must be done with ever so much gentleness and compassion. I think living sustainably must be marketted as enjoyable - not as a 'sacrifice' that will cause even more suffering...
slothanja 6 months ago
The difficulty w/ "educating" people about climate change is that it's too intangible. Humanity impacting climate cycles enough to induce Global Warming is far-fetched. Not to mention that there are organizations wielding immense power over the populace by utilizing such theories. The earth & its global climate are cyclical. Rapid heating, prior to ice ages is very probable when looking into the historical data. "Focusing" on climate change is a distraction IMO. There are more relevant matters.
RawRebuild 6 months ago 2
@RawRebuild Well said! I've spent countless hours looking into this and I really struggle to understand how people like Suzuki fail to notice this. I can only assume that once having invested reputation and emotion that it is difficult for them to acknowledge they might have been wrong. I see incredible evidence for considerable harm to human health and the ecology/food chain from things like heavy metals, pesticides, microwave radiation etc.. but the media is largely silent.. why? I believe
warrenpreissl 6 months ago
@warrenpreissl Right on. Thich Nhat Hanh carries a powerful message. What humans need is unshakable insight into the nature of their mundane daily movements & actions. How the human condition currently interfaces w/ living bio-systems of earth is where disaster lies. Natural cycles & regenerative systems of this planet however, are wholly unaffected by our lack of viable integration. It is only we, as species, who suffer. Focusing wholeheartedly upon ideologies like global warming is divergence.
RawRebuild 6 months ago 2
@RawRebuild well said..myitta
TheGregH67 5 months ago
@warrenpreissl Also, I couldn't agree more w/ your comment regarding the state of the human health. Our food bodies suffer immensely. They are pale reflections of innate human biological potential. Crowded teeth, hair-loss, poor eyesight are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of manifest symptoms. Such attributes reveal that we have degenerated & lost control of our instruments of perception. Distraction set in & we forgot how to ingest raw materials of earth in order to maintain the organism.
RawRebuild 6 months ago
@warrenpreissl And, regarding the media. Conglomerates of the day are macroexpression of human species status. Instruments of artificial domestication. Media, monolithic food/pharma/medi corp, public education, religion, assumed-governing bodies. Many suggest who to pin blame upon, but ultimately it's irrelevant. Their may be vested interests seeking to domesticate human populace, but it is only 'my' reliance that makes it so. Systems are opportunistic & capitalize upon degeneration & confusion.
RawRebuild 6 months ago