Spirituality & Science: Eco-Chaplaincy, Buddhism & Climate Modeling
We had a great conversation! Find the follow up: Science and Spirituality; Making Meaning of Climate Change with Buddhist Eco-Chaplain and En-ROADS Ambassador Ram Appalaraju, a conversation about moral obligation and right action and tools for education and advocacy.
On Tuesday, September 6th, the Climate Cafe Multifaith welcomes Ram Appalaraju for a discussion that brings together Buddhism, Spirituality, and science. We will learn the basic tenets of Buddhism and nature, as well as explore how personal and spiritual experiences of nature can undergird scientific understanding and teaching. Ram Appalaraju is a Buddhist practitioner, eco-chaplain, and teacher. He retired in 2017 from a high tech profession, and brought spirituality and tech together with compassion, meditation, and the MIT Climate Modeling as an En-Roads, Climate Simulator ambassador. He will share about all of these, but especially how to carry a spiritual mindset in the process of engaging skilled, science-based teaching around the climate crisis.
Ram Appalaraju has been retired since 2017 and has been on Buddhist path for about 8 years. He spent his professional career in high-tech. He serves as a Buddhist Eco-Chaplain serving communities at various organizations offering spiritual connection with nature and compassion for compassion and care. He also serves as a chaplain at Santa Clara County (CA) prison and jail where he serves the inmates as well as teaches meditation practices. In addition, Ram deeply cares about ecological and climate change causes and serves in the boards of a few non-profit organizations where he contributes on issues relating to ecological education, issues relating to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and volunteer care. One such organization is Environmental Volunteers Inc. which teaches K-12 kids on ecological topics. Ram is trained as a Climate Ambassador for En-Roads climate simulator from MIT and Climate Interactive.