緣起 Origin

近二、三十年來,全球人類面臨了許多重大的挑戰:與日常生活息息相關的食品安全問題、整體生態系統崩解,和大量物種滅絕、地球暖化導致氣候極端化……等等。

In the last two to three decades, humankind has been facing many great challenges on a global scale, such as food safety issues, collapse of the whole eco-system, mass extinction of species, and extreme weather caused by global warming, etc.

面對這些困局,法鼓山也一直在思考,要如何因應處理?於是在五年前成立了「心靈環保農法推廣專案」,希望藉由每個人喚醒自身,並擴及台灣乃至全球的途徑,以深耕全球人類對農業的關心,並發展出實際行動,來面對這些挑戰和困境。在逐步努力下,成就了今年籌辦「對應氣候變遷-心靈環保農業創生際研討會」之因緣。

In the face of all this, DDM has long been trying to come up with a solution. Consequently the “Spiritual Environmental Farming” program was launched five years ago, with the hopes of instilling environmental awareness to every individual. It is hoped that by extending such awareness throughout Taiwan and the whole world, and by deepening people’s concern and care for agriculture on a global level, our efforts would eventually turn into real action that deals with the challenges ahead. The culmination of efforts have led to the ripening of causes and condition, that is ‘Spiritual Environmentalism on Agricultural Regeneration in the Era of Climate Change’

這場研討會的主軸,緊扣法鼓山創辦人聖嚴師父所訓勉的法鼓山的理念:「提昇人的品質,建設人間淨土」,以及「以心靈環保為核心主軸,實踐自然環保。」

The theme of this symposium is interlocked with the ideals proposed by DDM founder Master Sheng Yen “To uplift the character of humanity and build a pure land on earth” and “To actualize protection of Nature with Spiritual Environmentalism as its core. ”

同時,法鼓山也希望透過研討會,彰顯佛陀偉大的遺教:「萬法緣起,一切環環相扣、密不可分」。提醒生產者和社會大眾,從農業生產、加工、消費層面,縮小、淡化自我中心,慈悲善待土地上的一切眾生,所有消費者能養成合理的飲食習慣,一起來保護地球所有眾生賴以生存的山河大地和空氣。

DDM also hoped that through this symposium, the Buddha’s profound teaching – that all phenomena originate dependently, each and everything is interrelated and indivisible – can manifest. The symposium serves as a reminder that producers and the general public should protect our natural resources – the earth, water and air – on which all beings thrives. This can be achieved by lessening our self-centeredness in all stages of production, processing and food consuming, treating all beings on Earth with compassion, and cultivating sustainable dietery habits.

也期盼借由研討會,碰撞出新的思維、釐清正確的方向、發展出可行的攜手合作模式,更快速有力地,改善食品安全、生態系統崩解,和地球暖化等各種困境。

The symposium offers participants the opportunity to brainstorm new way of thinking and to devise a clear direction to work collaboratively. The aim is to tackle challenges such as food safety issues, erosion of the eco-system and global warming with greater speed and efficiency.