To End Poverty We Also Must Curb Climate Change
Ending poverty requires that we have a stable planet, as Rabbi Yonatan Neril shares. In order to achieve this, we need to curb climate change. This was recorded during a workshop of the Eco Preacher cohort of the BTS Center. Rabbi Neril is founder and executive director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development.
Greed and Desire: Spiritual Roots of the Climate Crisis
Greed and desire are spiritual roots of the climate crisis, as Rabbi Yonatan Neril shares. In order to curb climate change, we need to address these spiritual roots. This was recorded during a workshop of the Eco Preacher cohort of the BTS Center. Rabbi Neril is founder and executive director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development.
Sustainability and Spirituality Go Hand in Hand
Rabbi Yonatan Neril shares about how religion and ecology are really connected and can actually be thought of as one. This was recorded during a workshop of the Eco Preacher cohort of the BTS Center.
The Spiritual Power of Blessing our Bread – Rabbi Bill Kaplan
Rabbi Bill Kaplan, Executive Director of the Shalom Institute in Malibu, CA, shares how the Jewish blessing over bread to illuminate how we might be mindful of our food systems and grateful for the interconnectedness of the Earth.
How can humanity live in harmony with the planet? | BWNS
A cross section of social actors in the United Kingdom, including scientists and representatives of civil society and religious communities, recently gathered at St. George’s House in Windsor Castle to examine how religion can inspire unity of thought and action on climate change issues. Established more than 50 years ago by the Duke of Edinburgh, St. George’s House is an organization that aims to promote dialogue on major issues facing British society. ► Full story on BWNS at https://news.bahai.org/story/1387 ► Subscribe at https://www.youtube.com/TheBahaiFaith
Perspectives: Spiritual Responses to Climate Change
International Society of Doctors for the Environment Representative to the UN, Elizabeth Bowen and retired Official for the UN Environment Program Arthur Dahl discuss the importance to finding spiritual responses to the problems we encounter with Climate Change.
Commemorating Earth Day – An Interview with Arthur Dahl
In this Baha’i Blog interview, Sonjel speaks with Arthur Dahl, President of the International Environment Forum and a retired Deputy Assistant Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with 50 years’ international experience in environment and sustainability. The conversation touches on the significance of Earth Day, contributing to public discourses surrounding climate change, and our need to work together. Read more about Arthur Dahl’s work on his website: http://yabaha.net/dahl/prof_e.htm Arthur mentions ‘One Planet, One Habitation: A Bahaʼi Perspective on Recasting Humanity’s Relationship With the Natural World’, a statement from the Baha’i International Community (BIC). You can read the statement here: https://www.bic.org/sites/default/files/print_pdf/one_planet_one_habitation.pdf For more information about the BIC, and to read this statement and others, please visit the BIC’s website: https://www.bic.org Find all of Baha’i Blog’s interviews and talks on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLePDtgwcyKAR-YtCDQomfurBPiEKxPPQg
Addressing Climate Change from a Spiritual Perspective
Talk given by Ms. Christine Muller on November 12, 2022. Christine Muller graduated from the Music Academy Basel, Switzerland, with degrees in piano teaching and early music education. She has been a lifelong student of the Baha’i Faith and of the environment. She created an Interfaith Study Course on Climate Change and co-produced the Story of Stuff: A Baha’i-inspired Program for Youth. Since 2011, she has served as faculty for the Wilmette Institute courses on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. Christine is a board member of RI Interfaith Power&Light and serves as secretary for the Baha’i-inspired International Environment Forum. Follow us on social media! https://www.instagram.com/bahaifaithmodernperspectives/ https://www.facebook.com/bahaifaithmodernperspectives If you are new to the Bahá’í Faith, or you would like to be on our mailing list for future live talks, please fill out our contact form: https://forms.gle/cnBuJNRzTD5QYhew5 —-Contents—- 0:00:00 – Opening Readings 0:01:33 – Introduction 0:02:19 – Talk 0:53:43 – Q/A 1:11:10…
Spiritual Garden – Nature and the Baha’i Faith
In this clip Tony and Wendy talk about the connections between nature and gardens and the Baha’i Writings. In this episode Ilona Rodger continues chatting with Wendy Marshall and Tony White about their Spiritual Habitat and Bahá’í beauty.