April Climate Corner

April 3, 2026

I watched Ron Fricke’s Samsara a few nights ago and enjoyed it greatly. The film beautifully captures the industrialized cycle of production, consumption, and waste, and how that waste becomes the landscape inherited by future generationsIt’s had me reflecting on how essential a view of impermanence is in the decisions we make. When we imagine our lives as separate from the rest of existence, or place ourselves at the center, we reinforce the ignorance that blinds us to inadvertently harming ourselves and the web of life of which we are a part.

This week’s suggestion: If we’re going to consume media, let’s do so intentionally and with mindfulness. Choose what supports a view of interdependence and reduces ignorance; and in the absence of this, observe how the media you take in shapes your mind, speech, and actions.

Awareness is the first step in behavior change. When we see clearly how our habits form and how they ripple outward, we’re less likely to soothe our climate anxiety with the very behaviors that reinforce it.

We can counter the delusions of consumption (whether of media, food, leisure, fossil fuels, etc.) by consuming in ways that align with the Dharma – that strengthen wisdom, clarity, and ethical conduct, rather than as distractions from the hardships our world, or we ourselves, face. Out of this, making choices that align with taking care of our world feels like joyful common sense rather than another burden for us to carry, or boulder to push uphill.

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Courtesy of Craig Hill