emergency preparation — Transition Voice

Ten low-tech responses to storms and emergencies

We live in a world dependent on electricity and we forget that being dependent on something — however wonderful that thing is — makes you vulnerable. Even getting a back-up generator isn't a painless solution for household resilience. A medium-size generator can cost $50 or more per day in fuel to run. And just hope that your local gas stations don't lose power or sell out to panic buyers before you get there. In the long run, generators are dependent on fossil fuel inputs and fossil … [Read more...]

Emergency preparedness and letting go

There is one central tenet within the Buddhist tradition that does not require an adherence to Buddhist philosophy in order to agree with it. That principle is impermanence, that everything, even the mountain that has stood there majestically through our lifetime, is in a constant state of change. One reason for impermanence being so central a concept within Buddhism is in order to generate a sense of urgency into our spiritual practice. This is not a manic urgency fueled by fear, but an … [Read more...]

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