The desolation of foundational, life-supporting ecosystems has resulted in our planet now operating at roughly half its biological productive capacity.

The climate has ALREADY changed. This is no longer about climate change. It's about climate crisis.

I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”

Forbes@forbes.com · 4mo ago

Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.

I’m a sell-out to Big Dharma

NEW The Way Out Is In #podcast 🔔 The fifth in a series of six episodes recorded during the In the Footsteps of the #Buddha pilgrimage, this instalment was made in Kushinagar, India, in February 2026. On the app 👉🏽 link.plumvillage.app/3fZM More: plumvillage.org/podcast/in-t... #mindfulness

I assume he means the privilege and graft bell curve, in which case… well, yes

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 5mo ago

… Oh, chicks are dumb, that explains it, thanks Dinesh

This is exactly how Thay taught us to speak and act, and even think. There is room in us for multitudes. Our ancestors are not just genetic — they are also all our teachers, everyone who has nurtured the seeds of kindness and compassion in us, human and more-than-human

Cory Booker@corybooker.com · 5mo ago

Incredible wisdom from an incredible woman.

Wow — that means Miles Davis and Thich Nhat Hanh were born in the same year. Quite a thought. (And I’d say TNH was a contender for the fearless bit, and he was pretty hip too, in his way)

Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"there has never been anyone as hip and fearless. Hip, because he seemed to know everything that could be done with it. Fearless, because he was always trying to do it, unafraid to explore the outer reaches of what could even be thought of as music." On Miles Davis; the centenary of his birth. #jazz

In case that’s too obscure:

Brother Spirit 🌀(Phap Linh)@brspirit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

How about a Bechdel test for climate emergency? A film or TV show passes if: 1. Climate change exists in the world of the story 2. At least two characters discuss it 3. In a way connected to material reality or collective action (or at the very least, *feelings are had*)

Here you go: youtu.be/1OgTRlWE_po?... (Many other guided relaxations like this one available on the free Plum village app)

Guided Relaxation with Cello | Brother Phap Linh

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New Scientist@newscientist.com · 5mo ago

There is a state of relaxation that few of us spend much time in, but which comes with profound well-being benefits. With healthier ageing, reduced risk of disease and feeling more energised all on offer, here's how to get there

How about a Bechdel test for climate emergency? A film or TV show passes if: 1. Climate change exists in the world of the story 2. At least two characters discuss it 3. In a way connected to material reality or collective action (or at the very least, *feelings are had*)

Amazing! This is seriously good news

Anton Hur@antonhur.com · 5mo ago

WE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE! "The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."

This is how they do moths in this country (Rain moth, very gentle and friendly btw)

This talk is the continuation of the preceding one. Leaning a bit more into the philosophical/conceptual than usual (as a way to point out the risks of excessive abstraction and attachment to conceptual thinking — sorry!) youtu.be/G-8ibHRswVU?...

Materialism, Idealism, Panpsychism or something else? | Br. Phap Linh

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Brother Spirit 🌀(Phap Linh)@brspirit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Are we more than biological machines? Is free will truly possible? (And can it be increased?) youtu.be/xTw373j6dhA?...

Let's listen to a real writer on the subject...

If you squint you might see a few roos lolloping away from me in the rain

Melbourne last night Even an industrial factory cello has big dreams

A little rainy day poem came to me.

My suggestion for retiring one word from the English language: “just” Nothing is *just* anything

Arron Automata@arrontk.bsky.social · 5mo ago

When I hear people say “it’s just a cat” or “it’s just a dog”.. it actually breaks my heart. Some people will never understand how much personality our pets really have.

This is well said. It’s how I’ve come to think of my Teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh; his life was the accumulation of uncountably many hard choices. Every time he could have turned away, or blamed, or hated, or tried to ignore suffering or seek comfort, fame or profit, he invariably made the hard choice

Kameron Hurley@kameronhurley.com · 5mo ago

Thinking about how there's a lot of second-guessing and miserable self-reflection involved in trying to be better person, and that being selfish is just much easier. This is what we miss in discussing "good guy" characters. The choice to be good is actually much, much harder than choice to be bad

Really joyous to connect so deeply with @mandascott.bsky.social in this wide-ranging conversation on roots, and finding (or creating!) our spiritual home

mandascott.bsky.social@mandascott.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As we strive for conscious evolution, how can we weave together the best, most constructive spiritual wisdom paths from our past and create something that opens us deeply to the land and the Web of Life? accidentalgods.life/zen-and-the- #AccidentalGods #Podcast #Buddhism @brspirit.bsky.social

Are we more than biological machines? Is free will truly possible? (And can it be increased?) youtu.be/xTw373j6dhA?...

Are We More Than Biological Machines? Is Free Will Truly Possible? | Br. Phap Linh

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Great to notice that learning goes down when tech enters the classroom. But perhaps we should also be applying this thought to ourselves. Cognitive/emotional capacity isn’t something that we only cultivate as children. We continue to cultivate it throughout our lives, or… we don’t.

Peggy Stuart@peggystuart.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Why does learning drop when tech enters the classroom? Because computers train kids to skim. Dr. Horvath warns that we are currently redefining education to fit our tools rather than designing tools to fit how our children actually learn.

Pope Leo!

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Any reason European villages and towns can’t do this? (I’m going to suggest it to my cousin who is a village mayor)

Thank goodness for Pope Leo

Richard Delevan@richard.wickedproblems.earth · 6mo ago

Pope Leo is really bringing it rn on this Africa trip. Peace is not something we need to invent but embrace, by seeing all humanity as one family sharing a common home we need to care for. 10/10, no notes.

This looks a bit more like it!

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Santa Marta Climate Conference is the first international summit on transitioning away from fossil fuels - after decades of gridlock, it could be a game changer for climate diplomacy and action @ninalakhani.bsky.social sets out what to expect #climatecrisis drilled.media/news/santa-m...

Cdn’t read the whole article bc paywall, but it aligns closely with the way I’ve come to see things expression I came up with while writing my book is “epistemic coat hanger” Spacetime (also matter + energy) are epistemic coat hangers: ie abstractions upon which we hang our cumulated observations

Institute of Art and Ideas@iai.tv · 6mo ago

Physicists often describe spacetime as a container in which the universe unfolds, but this metaphor is misleading and even obstructive. | https://bit.ly/47Fvu7d Eleanor Knox dismantles the classical view and argues for an alternative: spacetime should be understood functionally.

Starting to film some new courses for the new online monastery.. coming soon-ish