The Boudhist teachings and philosophy rarely talk about evil in the world. Although this is true, there is a mention of the “three poisons”, or the “three fires”. These roots of evil all work together to create suffering and crisis in the world. They are: greed, ill will and delusion. The author mentions that when he is a victim of one of these “roots of evil”, his actions are unwholesome and then creates suffering. The author mentions how all these three roots of evil collectively work together in the ecological crisis. “Our present economic system institutionalizes greed, our militarism…