136. The Deep Time Walk with Stephan Harding
Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
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🗓️ 1 February 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Welcome to Season 5!
We have a special season opener for you- An immersive sound journey through the history of Gaia, as told by Dr. Stephan Harding. Normally on the podcast we engage full-heartedly in the political, social, and economic debate surrounding everything climate, but today we set aside the time to sit comfortably, relax, and learn to “walk well into the life of Gaia” as Stephan puts it. Stephan has had a massive influence on the climate movement in the way of inspiring global leaders to shift their world view of life to a Gaian view of life. We have the privilege of sharing an exercise of that shift with all of you.
But just before we go on this meditation together, we are taking a mindful breath as we acknowledge the passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He was a global spiritual leader, poet, and an environmental and peace activist, known for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace. Christiana, at the top of the episode, shares a few beautiful words about him and how grateful we are to have such influential teachers in our life. Our hearts are with the Plum Village and all the Sanghas around the world who are continuing Thich Nhat Hanh’s incredible legacy and teachings.
It is in this spirit of deep gratitude and stubborn optimism for the continuation of our teachers that we offer you this audio journey of The Deep Time Walk.
Enjoy!
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Mentioned links from the episode:
READ: Zen and The Art of Saving The Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh
LISTEN: The Way Out is In Podcast (A Podcast Co-Produced by Global Optimism)
DOWNLOAD: The Deep Time Walk App
CHECK OUT: The Deep Time Walk Field Kit
LEARN MORE: Deep Time Walk Project
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Thank you to our guest this week, Dr. Stephan Harding!
Dr. Stephan Harding
Deep Ecology Research Fellow | Senior Lecturer in Holistic Science
Author of Animate Earth and Gaia Alchemy
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome back to Outrageant Optimism, I'm Tom Ravicani. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm Cristiana Pighedas. |
| 0:18.0 | And I'm Paul Dickinson. |
| 0:19.0 | Today we bring you a special introduction to 2022 with a meditation on what it is to live |
| 0:25.1 | on this beautiful, go-and-planet. |
| 0:27.1 | Thanks for being here. |
| 0:36.1 | So friends, this is, of course, the beginning of another huge year on climate. |
| 0:40.1 | We've been out for a few weeks, we're feeling refreshed, we hope you are too. |
| 0:43.1 | We're ready to come back and we've been thinking, how do we begin this year? |
| 0:47.1 | As ever, there is so much at stake. |
| 0:50.1 | And we'll be back in a couple of days with a substantive introduction to the issues |
| 0:54.1 | that we think are going to shape the year, the places we need to focus our activism and engagement, |
| 0:59.1 | but we thought that we should begin, and that's what we're going to do today, |
| 1:03.1 | with something a little bit deeper. |
| 1:05.1 | So please enjoy this meditation with Dr. Stefan Harding. |
| 1:08.1 | Stefan is a scientist, a guy and scientist, and has a remarkable ability to make us all feel, |
| 1:15.1 | like we're part of a beautiful interconnected system that we are participating in. |
| 1:21.1 | So we had this idea before Christmas, but it now feels even more pertinent to begin. |
| 1:26.1 | Because just a few days ago, we experienced the passing of the Zen Master Tick-N-Hum. |
| 1:33.1 | And Christiana, I wonder if you'd like to just say a few words about that. |
| 1:36.1 | He's obviously been such an influential figure in the world and in your life. |
| 1:40.1 | And maybe you can just briefly introduce listeners to that and why that's the case |
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