Scientists tell us that we have enough technology to save our planet.... Yet we don't take advantage of this new technology.... The technological has to work hand-in-hand with the spiritual. Our spiritual life is the element that can bring about the energies of peace, calm, brotherhood, understanding, and compassion. Without that, our planet doesn't stand a chance.

The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology: Easyread Edition (ed. 2008)