Bearing Witness in the Anthropocene: A Soto Zen Priest’s Reflection on Nuclear Harm, Environmental Disaster, and the Spiritual Path to Compassionate Responsibility
Preprints.org November 28, 2025 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, Bhawana Kafle preprint
Soto Zen Buddhist precepts, contemplative medicine, and nursing are used to examine ethical and spiritual ramifications of being silent in the face of environmental destruction and nuclear hazards. It explores how spiritual integrity can guide personal, professional, and planetary development using a personal narrative based on Soto Zen practice and training in contemplative medicine, as well...