Supporting Communities in Nepal and Tibet After the Floods
- Emma Ates

- il y a 2 jours
- 3 min de lecture
Soutenir les populations touchées au Népal et au Tibet
« La Terre n’est pas seulement notre environnement. La Terre, c’est nous. Tout dépend de notre capacité à en prendre conscience. »
— Thích Nhất Hạnh, Love Letter to the Earth
Our loving thoughts are with everyone affected by the recent floods in Nepal and Tibet, especially those who have lost loved ones, homes, animals, crops, or livelihoods. We also hold deep respect for the people offering help on the ground, including neighbours, local responders, community groups, health workers, and volunteers carrying out difficult work in dangerous conditions.
“The Earth is not just the environment. The Earth is us. Everything depends on whether we have the insight or not.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh, Love Letter to the Earth
These events also affect animals, ecosystems and the lands to which communities are deeply connected. Around our planet, climatic and environmental disruption reminds us of our vulnerability, but also of our profound interdependence with the living world.

This is not about judging or condemning, but about becoming more aware. Mindfulness can help us look deeply at what is changing around us and respond with compassion—for human beings, animals, the Earth and all beings who inhabit it.
This compassion may take the form of a caring thought, a prayer, a more conscious way of living or concrete action.
If you can contribute, you can support affected communities through the official emergency appeal of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Donations are collected directly by the IFRC and channelled to the Nepal Red Cross to help provide clean water, essential supplies, emergency shelter and first aid.
The Lojong Center shares this link for solidarity and information purposes only. It does not collect or administer donations.
Support begins with recognizing that grief is not abstract. It belongs to real people, real places, and real relationships. Compassion asks us to slow down, pay attention, and refuse to look away.
May this moment deepen our understanding of interdependence. The Earth is not separate from us: it is our shared habitat and a living organism. The suffering of a place is not separate from that of its inhabitants and all the beings who live there. To care for each is to care for the whole living world.
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