Sam Scoggins

Form is Emptyness,
Emptyness is Form.
Acrylic on canvas.
60 x 70cm.
2025

New Painting.

Levels.
Oil on Canvas.
76 x 50 cm.
2025 Sam Scoggins.

Met an Ent in Thetford Forest yesterday.

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

Imagine a world where every child, office, and home is alive with the natural world—where biophilia is not an exception, but the foundation of learning, living, and creativity. That’s exactly what we’re working towards at the School of Biophilia.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Utilizing Illness on the Path ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
https://justdharma.org/utilizing-illness-on-the-path-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/

#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #illness #compassion #suffering

Footprints of Buddha ~ Chögyam Trungpa
https://justdharma.org/footprints-of-buddha-chogyam-trungpa/

#ChögyamTrungpa #life #Buddha #footprint

Seeing hardships as opportunities ~ 17th Karmapa
https://justdharma.org/seeing-hardships-as-opportunities/

#17thKarmapa #optimism #opportunities #hope

YouTube video by The Karmapa Center 16 Making HHK16’s Dream Flag

Just came across the video I shot 4 years ago about the making of the very first Dream Flag of His Holiness 16th Karmapa.

youtu.be/-cSFylaxua8

No fear ~ Buddha Shakyamuni
https://justdharma.org/no-fear-buddha/

#BuddhaShakyamuni #craving #desire #fear

Day 03 – Non-Rhythmic Sensory Stimuli
Not everything needs to be scheduled. Today, notice something that moves without warning.

@biophilicsymbiosis.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
@naturefornurture.bsky.social
@biophilia-projects.bsky.social

Cant believe you can just go outside and see this shit

#hiking #fungi #lichens #biophilia #mycology

Poster advertising the article and showing E. O. Wilson with author's children in Central Park.

We just published this 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 article on biophilia—“the innate tendency of humans to strongly relate to other life-forms” by former Landhaus Fellow Dennis Liu.

Read it here: seeingthewoods.org/2025/04/30/n....

#envhum #envhist #biophilia #extinction #biodiversity #identity

Photo exhibit info

New exhibit featuring @mongabay.com photographers Romi Castagnino, @apcwildlife.bsky.social @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social & myself just opened

See “Biophilia” at Linden Street Gallery/Summer Star nature center west of Boston, and take a hike: summerstarwildlife.wordpress.com

The ultimate source of happiness ~ 14th Dalai Lama
https://justdharma.org/the-ultimate-source-of-happiness-14th-dalai-lama/

#14thDalaiLama #happinessattitude

Right there is enlightenment ~ Shunryu Suzuki
https://justdharma.org/right-there-is-enlightenment-shunryu-suzuki/

#ShunryuSuzuki #path #obstacle #practice

A glimpse of South Saxon farmland from the deep dark ancient woodland of the Kingdom of Kent.

A glimpse of South Saxon farmland from the deep dark ancient woodland of the Kingdom of Kent.

Complete absence of doubt ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
https://justdharma.org/complete-absence-of-doubt-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/

#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #obstruction #wisdom #buddhanature

Tree Root Practice American Theravada teacher Jack Kornfield reflects on the lessons he learned from nature while studying in the forest tradition.

"What does it mean to learn from the trees? The generosity of taking in carbon dioxide and giving us back oxygen...we start with a sense of gratitude, amazement, and interbeing so that we can feel the generosity of the trees and the earth." —Jack Kornfield

A penguin pointing w a stick at a pic sitting on an easel of a Tesla w a pigeon flying over head pooping on it as 3 pigeons look on

🤣

Zen Mind, Vegetal Mind Reflections on Buddhist practice and plant science

"Not only do plants have a spiritual life, they are the spiritual life." —Rachael Petersen

Mark Carney
Prime Minister of Canada 👏

One of these things is not like the others

Meditate with perseverance ~ Milarepa
https://justdharma.org/meditate-with-perseverance/

#Milarepa #obstacles #meditation #enlightenment

Tree diversity increases carbon sequestration The world's oldest tropical tree diversity experiment has delivered compelling evidence that forests with multiple tree species capture significantly more

"Diverse forests exhibit greater ecological stability and the risk that the stored carbon is released back to the atmosphere is lower than in monocultures" scienceblog.com/tree-diversi...

US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

Renewables More Cost Effective Than Direct Or Indirect Carbon Capture - CleanTechnica Carbon capture is touted by fossil fuel industries as a magic solution that will let us continue doing what we have always done. It's not.

Renewables (9-12x) More Cost Effective Than Carbon Capture or Direct Air Capture

"If you spend $1 on CC instead of on wind, water & solar, you are increasing CO2, air pollution, energy reqs, energy costs, pipelines & total social costs"

cleantechnica.com/2025/02/16/r... @cleantechnica.bsky.social