David Loy

David Loy

David Loy is a scholar and a Zen teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition. His latest book is A New Buddhist Path: Enlightenment, Evolution, and Ethics in the Modern World; he is also co-editor of A Buddhist Response to the Climate Emergency.

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Recent Articles

Joanna Macy, The Ultimate Ecosattva

For David Loy, Joanna Macy is a the ultimate ecosattva, a bodhisattva dedicated to saving the earth.

Cómo ser un Ecosattva

¿Cómo responden los bodhisattvas a la mayor crisis de nuestro tiempo? Apropiadamente, dice el maestro budista y activista, David Loy.

How to Be an Ecosattva

How do bodhisattvas respond to the greatest crisis of our time? Appropriately, says Buddhist teacher and activist David Loy.

Meet the Teacher: David Loy

David Loy gets personal with the Lion's Roar readership.

Ice melting into the water. Environmental crisis. Climate change. Buddhists.

Buddhists Must Awaken to the Ecological Crisis

Buddhists, says David Loy, have often been slow to open their eyes to the problem of climate change. He examines key teachings to understand why.