Opening (to) the Sacred: The Ecology of Contemplation in the Tibetan Treasure Tradition
Journal of Contemplative Studies May 14, 2026 Oriane Lavolé
This article calls for an ecological approach to Buddhist contemplation, which recognizes the inherently relational and ethical nature of contemplative practice, in contrast to modern, corporatized approaches to mindfulness as an exercise of detachment. Showing that Tibetan Buddhist onto-epistemologies rest on the entanglement of mind, body, and environment, this piece proposes that an...