Dhivan Thomas Jones

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An unintended consequence of the viral pandemic is that, rather than walking to my office at the university, I walk for exercise each day in the local woods. And I am not alone: lots of us seem to be taking the unexpected opportunity to find pleasure in springtime woodland. As I’ve been walking in the woods, I’ve been thinking more about Buddhist environmental ethics (see also Mettā for Plants).

Readers who are concerned about man-made climate change and the possibility of a Buddhist response to it may be interested in Bhikkhu Anālayo’s new book, Mindfully Facing Climate Change, available in paperback or free pdf format. Many of you will already have heard of Anālayo, through his several books on satipaṭṭhāna and Buddhist meditation. He now turns his attention to how a Buddhist practitioner can mindfully turn towards the sometimes overwhelming issue of climate change.