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The Buddhist tradition views the root of the environmental crisis as a crisis of mind. The mentality of the modern world is built on the fiction that we are autonomous individuals, separate from our fellow humans, from the rest of nature, and from the cosmos as a whole. This perception is not only incorrect but leads to most of the suffering we experience—anxiety, envy, anger, and frustration—and to greed and hatred, which causes suffering for others as well. The Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh summarizes our error as four “delusions” to be overcome: the delusion of being an independent person, the delusion of being human, the delusion of being alive, and the delusion of having a lifespan. Overcoming these delusions is the way to personal freedom and saving the planet.
Screen reader support enabled. Dan Cozort leads the service with worship associate Bev Motich.