A VEDANTIC RESPONSE TO THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS
Keywords:
Ecological Crises, Philosophical Response, Earth: A Sacramental Symbol, Sarvabhutani, Monistic vision, Sarira-sariri bhava, AhimsaAbstract
At the very outset let us ask two significant questions:Is there an ecological crisis which decisively threatens our existence on earth, this beautiful planet? Should philosophers be concerned with the impending ecological crises which adversely affect our peaceful and authentic co-existence on this earth? I shall briefly discuss these two questions in this paper.
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