That's our choice? Dominator Model A or Dominator Model B? Looking at the earth as a part of our existence reflects the middle path.ĪMY MARTIN, Executive director, Earth Rhythms Writer/editor, Moonlady Media Seeing the earth as either servant or master is a reflection of how we see all things in the world. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds." There are not two lands, pure and impure in themselves. "If the minds of the people are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. Our environment actually responds to us and to the way we habitually think. The Iroquois people of North America exhort us to make all decisions keeping in view 'not only the present but also the coming generations, even those whose faces are yet beneath the surface of the ground-the unborn of the future.'" It is vital that humanity as a whole humbly attend to this living wisdom. In his 2002 peace proposal, Daisaku Ikeda states, "This appreciation of the unity and connectedness of life has been a part of many cultural traditions since ancient times. In this way we honor the unity and connectedness of life. We are not here to serve or be served by the Earth, but to consider our actions in terms of benefiting both. The three realms should be viewed as parts of an integrated whole. To do so is to pollute our lives and the lives of all people, including those we most love.īuddhism also talks about the three realms of existence.
Each of our actions as an individual is reflected in our environment.Īn important result of taking this teaching to heart is that it becomes unthinkable to abuse our planet. In our teaching we have a phrase, "Esho Funi", often translated as the "oneness of life and its environment." This idea looks at our life and the environment as non-dual, teaching that while these appear to be distinct phenomena, they are so interconnected that they are not two in essence. The question suggests that we must look at a dualism separating life and the environment. RIC DEXTER, Men's Division Chapter Leader, Nichiren Buddhist (Soka Gakkai organization) Read on to hear what our panelists think about this issue, which goes to the heart of the religion-and-politics nexus. Is man here to serve the Earth? Or is the Earth here to serve man? Rather, I would like to hear your answer to this philosophical and theological question: But I'm not interested in a debate about the pros-and-cons of that subject for this week. Santorum followed up his observations in Colorado with comments about climate change. " We were put on this Earth as creatures of God to have dominion over the Earth, to use it wisely and steward it wisely, but for our benefit not for the Earth's benefit." Previously, Santorum made similar comments in Colorado, where he reportedly said: And-I think a lot of radical environmentalists have it upside down." to care for the Earth, to be a steward of the Earth. Here is an excerpt from Santorum's February 19 appearance on CBS' Face the Nation:
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This week's question comes from a suggestion by panelist Daniel Kanter and it follows up on remarks that Rick Santorum made recently in speeches and on TV about the environment.
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