The Mindfulness Bell 92 Climate Change 2023

In this issue we give homage to Thầy’s vision of deep ecology, as we share our experience with climate change: in “A Love Letter to the Planet” Thích Nhất Hạnh shares intimate conversations with Mother Earth; Brother Pháp Lưu offers a continuation of the Earth Peace Treaty—a new series of earth-touchings and an updated commitment sheet; Dharma teacher Jem offers insights from his deep Earth holding practice, surviving cancer, and disrobing after eighteen years as a monk; a Dharma talk by Brother Pháp Dung from the Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet online course; practitioners share about living gently on the Earth and connecting with nature; sharings from Happy Farm, Wake Up, Wake Up Schools, the Earth Holder Community, and the Thích Nhất Hạnh Foundation; poetry, a recipe from the monasteries, and much more. We hope the visions shared in this issue will encourage each of us to engage with our world and each other mindfully and lovingly.