Dalai Lama Praises Pope's Environmental Encyclical

As we have, as many have, more kudos to the Pope for asking all of us to balance our lives, not over consume, and leave a legacy of stewardship for future generations.

Faith and saving the heart and soul of our planet is a wonderful combination.  We must have grace and mercy not to for each other, but the world around us.  God's light gets obscured by greed and avarice.  Sustainability as a global tool towards economic equality, sharing not hoarding resources, is true grace.

We have a show coming up Weds, August 5 to discuss the encyclical in more detail, and to find ways of applying these standards, each day, to our lives.  Join us on our full time network, Renewable Now Live, WRNP, anywhere on the web and your mobile devices, and our flagship radio station, WARA, 1320 AM.

Dalai Lama praises Pope’s environment encyclical

 

The Dalai Lama joins rock star Patti Smith on stage at Glastonbury (PA).

   

The Dalai Lama praised the Pontiff during visit to the Glastonbury Festival.

The Dalai Lama has spoken out in support of Laudato Si’, the Pope’s encyclical on the environment, during a visit to the Glastonbury Festival.

Speaking at a panel event organised by the Guardian newspaper, the Buddhist leader said he “really appreciates” Pope Francis’s decision to discuss the environment publicly, adding that it was “wonderful”.

He also urged other religious leaders to “speak out about current affairs which affect the future of mankind”.

The Dalai Lama also called on countries around the world to take action to tackle environmental issues.

“Countries think about their own national interest rather than global interests and that needs to change because the environment is a global issue,” he said.
“It is not sufficient to just express views, we must set a timetable for change.”

In the encyclical that was released earlier this month, Pope Francis said the world was at “breaking point” due to damage wrought on the environment and that “a very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system” that was either “produced or aggravated” by human activity.

During his visit to the Glastonbury Festival, in Somerset, on Sunday, the Dalai Lama also appeared on stage with US rock star Patti Smith.