Mind and Life XXIII - Session 2 - Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence

Session 2 of "Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence", the Mind and Life XXIII conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialogue with contemplative scholars, activists and ecological scientists who discuss the interconnection between individual choices and environmental consequences. The conference was held at His Holiness's office in Dharamsala, India, from October 17-21, 2011.

Session 1: Human Impact on Global Systems for Sustaining Life
Session 2: Interdependence Between the Environment and Our Health: Risk and Opportunities
Session 3: Industrial Ecology - Connecting Everyday Activity to Planetary Crisis
Session 4: Environmental Ethics - What is at Stake?
Session 5: A Role for Theology - Models of God, the World, and the Self
Session 6: A Buddhist Perspective and Open Discussion
Session 7: The Psychology of Action and Behavior Change
Session 8: A Buddhist Perspective on the Psychology of Action and Behavior Change
Session 9: The Skillful Means of Activism
Session 10, October 21st: To Be Determined

Produced by the Mind and Life Institute (www.mindandlife.org) and the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (www.dalailama.com).

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[Dat Phan]

EXCELENT VIDEO

[crorillabe]

cool video!!

[Merdun Kerman]

that guy is very awkward around his holiness XD

[pemala777]

GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH

[docatomics]

...splendid idea your friend had with the feed a tree, become a tree in a preserve where it might remain a forest.

~I to would contribute some peace prize to such a effort

=if I had such a prize and such a scheme was financially sound over time.

[docatomics]

...enough already with this we need more carbon tax,

~go prey on the 20 volcanoes and stop trying to nurture more do nothing parasitic governance that favors only mega corporation agenda

=just go set a environmentally better examples and show others how this shall benefit there greed more and they shall willfully decided to do as your example showed

-no more carbon tax industry with this latest carbon tax belief system, just deal with corporate creed & there purchase of biased UNaccountablity

[Anna Ruzsinszki]

Your Holiness, truly thank You & all your backstage people for this. Om Mani Padme Hum!!