[GFD Event] Linking Inner and Outer Transformation for Sustainability

Details
Type | Lecture |
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Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / International students / Alumni / Companies / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
Date(s) | February 28, 2025 18:00 — 19:00 |
Location | Online |
Venue | Online: Zoom |
Capacity | 150 people |
Entrance Fee | No charge |
Registration Method | Advance registration required
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Registration Period | January 20, 2025 — February 28, 2025 |
Contact | gfd-tokyo@adm.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Linking Inner and Outer Transformation for Sustainability
Date: Friday, February 28, 18:00-19:00 (JST) 10:00-11:00 (CET)
Online: Zoom
Language: English
Speaker: Christine Wamsler
Abstract
In this seminar, Professor Christine Wamsler will provide a small glimpse into the field of inner transformation for sustainability, related science, and its application in practice. She discusses how we can address today’s polycrisis and the role contemplative practices play in this context. Sustainability science and practice are about finding solutions to complex, global challenges that threaten the existence of humanity and the planet. These threats are generally framed as external to us, and therefore, sustainability work tends to address them with primarily external, technical measures. At the same time, we increasingly understand that these threats are a reflection of an inner, human crisis, a kind of alienation from self, others and nature, which is an integral element of modern life forms. Contemplative approaches can help to address this alienation and are therefore increasingly explored as ways to foster individual, collective and planetary wellbeing and become vehicles for culture and system transformation.
