When our thoughts change, our environment changes as well. The Flower Adornment Sutra tells about the living environment of Buddha Vairocana. We also learn of the pure adornment of the Western Pure Land, Buddha Amitabha s world, which is filled with jeweled trees and fragrant houses. From the sincere, compassionate and non-discriminatory mind to educate all sentient beings. The Earth is our living environment.
People today say that our earth is unwell, severely ill with natural and human-made disasters.
From the Three Poisons of greed, anger and ignorance. Greed results in floods, anger and hatred result in fire while ignorance results in wind. Earthquakes come from perturbed and indignant minds. Our state of mind today causes these natural and human-made disasters. Natural and human-made disasters can be resolved but not by scientific technology.