My overall objective in this paper is to
- My overall objective in this paper is to
- unite the sciences of ecology and evolution
- with the spiritual practice of Zen
- in order to inspire actions to address the extinction crisis that we are currently facing.
- I do this by addressing the following three points:
- Zen and science are both based upon empirical observations of the world.
- Zen and science both tell us that there is no separation between humans and the world around us.
- Ecology and evolution provide the scientific background needed to address the biodiversity crisis;
- Zen provides the deeper knowing that will motivate our action to address this problem