Our only home : a climate appeal to the world / His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Franz Alt ; [English translation by Peter Reif].
By: Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV [author.].
Contributor(s): Alt, Franz [author.] | Reif, Peter [translator.].
Material type: TextPublisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 174 pages ; 19 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781335218469; 1335218467.Subject(s): Climatic changes -- Moral and ethical aspects | Environmental ethics | Environmentalism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism | NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection | SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change | RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist) | Climatic changes -- Moral and ethical aspects | Environmental ethics | Environmentalism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism | Climate | Greenhouse effectGenre/Form: Nonfiction.Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"This impassioned account is ideal for readers well versed in current climate change activism, especially efforts spearheaded by Greta Thunberg."--Library JournalFrom the voice of the beloved world religious leader comes an eye-opening manifesto that empowers the generation of today to step up, take action and save our environment.
Saving the climate is our common duty. With each passing day, climate change is causing Pacific islands to disappear into the sea, accelerating the extinction of species at alarming proportions and aggravating a water shortage that has affected the entire world. In short, climate change can no longer be denied--it threatens our existence on earth.
In this new book, the Dalai Lama, one of the most influential figures of our time, calls on political decision makers to finally fight against deadlock and ignorance on this issue and to stand up for a different, more climate-friendly world and for the younger generation to assert their right to regain their future.
"First published in 2020 in Germany by Benevento Publishing, a brand of Red Bull Media House GmbH." -- Title page verso.
Introduction / by Franz Alt -- The third World War against nature -- Save the environment: the Dalai Lama's climate appeal to the world -- Franz Alt's interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- The solar age begins: the sun wins -- The mountains here are as bald as a monk's head -- The sheltering tree of interdependence: a Buddhist monk's reflections on ecological responsibility -- For a solar age: epilogue by Franz Alt -- Ten commandments for the climate -- What can I do?
An appeal for environmental action by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and spiritual leader of Tibet urges decision-makers to fight climate change ignorance while encouraging younger readers to assert their right to a climate-friendly future.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- I Introduction by Franz Alt (p. 13)
- 1 Life is holy (p. 15)
- 2 Climate emergency (p. 18)
- 3 The world's most likeable person (p. 19)
- 4 Mankind's survival is at stake (p. 21)
- II The Third World War against Nature (p. 23)
- 1 Mankind is losing control (p. 25)
- 2 Four hundred million climate refugees (p. 31)
- 3 Millions take to the streets with Greta (p. 32)
- 4 What could rescue look like? (p. 34)
- 5 Dare for a future (p. 36)
- III Save the Environment-The Dalai Lama's Climate Appeal to the World (p. 39)
- 1 Buddha would be Green-me too, I am Green (p. 41)
- 2 Enviromental education (p. 42)
- 3 Universal responsibility (p. 43)
- 4 The revolution of compassion (p. 44)
- IV Franz Alt's Interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama (p. 47)
- 1 The purpose of life is to be happy (p. 49)
- 2 We are all children of one world (p. 52)
- 3 Without humans the earth would be doing better (p. 55)
- 4 Himalaya's glaciers are vanishing (p. 59)
- 5 A nuclear war would be the last in the history of mankind (p. 65)
- 6 More education of the heart (p. 69)
- V The Solar Age Begins-The Sun Wins (p. 73)
- 1 Solar energy is social energy (p. 75)
- 2 We should lock up the politicians (p. 78)
- 3 Rebirth calls for environmental protection (p. 80)
- 4 Buddha: "We are what we think" (p. 82)
- 5 Greta: "Our house is on fire" (p. 85)
- VI The Mountains Here Are as Bald as a Monk's Head (p. 91)
- 1 Plant trees (p. 93)
- 2 Ethics is more important than religion (p. 102)
- 3 Vegetarianism helps the climate (p. 104)
- 4 Buddhists disapprove of killing as a sport (p. 106)
- VII The Sheltering Tree of Interdependence- A Buddhist Monk's Reflections on Ecological Responsibility (p. 113)
- VIII For a Solar Age-Epilogue by Franz Alt (p. 127)
- 1 Reconciling economy and ecology (p. 129)
- 2 There is no matter (p. 132)
- 3 In depth all life is one (p. 135)
- 4 No child should starve to death (p. 136)
- 5 Disarming instead of rearming (p. 140)
- 6 Economizing with nature, not against it (p. 143)
- 7 Deeds are evidence of the truth (p. 151)
- IX Ten Commandments for the Climate (p. 155)
- X What Can I Do? (p. 163)
- 1 Choose wisely (p. 165)
- 2 Is there still hope for us? (p. 169)
- Acknowledgments (p. 175)