Thích Nhất Hạnh - ‘The Art of Power’

 

If we continue abusing the Earth this way, there is no doubt that our civilisation will be destroyed. This turnaround takes enlightenment, awakening. The Buddha attained individual awakening. Now we need collective enlightenment to stop this course of destruction. Civilisation is going to end if we continue to drown in the competition for power, fame, sex, and profit.

This weeks Green Thought comes from the 2008 book ‘The Art of Power’ by the expatriate Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist Thích Nhất Hạnh.

 

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