初探心靈環保與永續發展：永續躍遷視角之分析

“Spiritual Environmentalism” and Sustainable Development: A Perspective on Sustainability Transition

永續發展是當今最流行的關鍵字之一，不僅在政策論述與科學研究領域擁有極高的能見度，也在企業經營、社會運動、報章媒體，乃至於日常言談時有所聞。然而，永續發展的流行性似乎未能等比例地反應在其行踐成效上，存在著實踐赤字的問題，永續躍遷即以此為其研究旨趣，直接應對「體制」（regimes）的多重深層轉型挑戰。本文尋繹聖嚴法師所提倡的「心靈環保」之精神內涵，認同其「應用佛法」的「實踐」取徑，具有引導社會文化價值變革的轉型力量，故而透過永續躍遷研究與心靈環保之間的對話，反思永續發展之實踐課題，以期深化永續發展之討論與行踐之道。

Sustainable development is one of the most widely discussed concepts of recent times. This term, or even buzzword, appears in a range of contexts, such as academia, public policy, business, social movement and mass media. However, implementation deficits have meant that little real progress has been made towards a genuinely sustainable future. In order to advance the transformations required to overcome sustainability challenges, sustainability transition studies focuses on regimes. This paper investigates the “Spiritual Environmentalism” promoted by Master Sheng-Yen, and argues that it could facilitate the kinds of changes in social norms and values which are crucial factors in sustainability transition. This paper uses insights from sustainability transition studies and “Spiritual Environmentalism” to contribute to the discussion and implementation of sustainable development.