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The Religious Studies Department and the Religious Studies Interfaith Fund present:
Awakening from the Illusion of our Separation: A Buddhist Perspective on the Ecological Crisis
Guest Speaker: Dr. David Loy (Visiting Scholar, U of C)
Day/Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: C-640 (University Hall)
Can Buddhist teachings help us understand and respond to our ecological situation? We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separation, says the Vietnamese Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. There are precise parallels between what traditional Buddhism teaches about our usual individual predicament, and our collective ecological predicament today. This suggests that the eco-crisis is not only a technological and economic problem but also a "spiritual" challenge. If so, can the Buddhist understanding of our personal predicament also help us respond to the collective one?
David Loy is a visiting scholar in the Department of Classics and Religion. He is a professor of Buddhist Studies, a Zen teacher in the sambo Zen tradition, and the author of many books. David lectures nationally and internationally on various topics, focusing primarily on the encounter between Buddhism and modernity: what each can learn from the other. He is especially concerned about social and ecological issues. See: http://www.davidloy.org/
Everyone is welcome.
Contact:
Bev Garnett | bev.garnett@uleth.ca | (403) 380-1894 | uleth.ca/artsci/event/90000
