"There is a chance, there is a chance that we could do something helpful," he says. "We are taking that risk, and we should be scared, but we should be courageous." He adds: We have to be absolutely unrelenting in the purification of our own minds so that we realize the truth".
Is it still possible to create a more beautiful future for life on earth, or are we now merely stewards for the dying process of our world? How do we live with the weight of this uncertainty? Soryu Forall responds to these questions during a recent lecture at the Monastic Academy.
Soryu is the founder and head teacher at the Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on Earth (MAPLE). You can hear my previously recorded conversation with Soryu by clicking here.