Sam Scoggins
@biophilia-projects.bsky.social
Founder of Biophilia Projects Ltd.
Enabling our inate love of nature.
Propagating and selling rare and unusual plants.
Enabling our inate love of nature.
Propagating and selling rare and unusual plants.
Paleolithic.
Acrylic on linen.
50 x 60 cm.
2025.
Acrylic on linen.
50 x 60 cm.
2025.
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Paleolithic.
Acrylic on linen.
50 x 60 cm.
2025.
Acrylic on linen.
50 x 60 cm.
2025.
Form is Emptyness,
Emptyness is Form.
Acrylic on canvas.
60 x 70cm.
2025
Emptyness is Form.
Acrylic on canvas.
60 x 70cm.
2025
October 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Form is Emptyness,
Emptyness is Form.
Acrylic on canvas.
60 x 70cm.
2025
Emptyness is Form.
Acrylic on canvas.
60 x 70cm.
2025
New Painting.
Levels.
Oil on Canvas.
76 x 50 cm.
2025 Sam Scoggins.
Levels.
Oil on Canvas.
76 x 50 cm.
2025 Sam Scoggins.
September 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New Painting.
Levels.
Oil on Canvas.
76 x 50 cm.
2025 Sam Scoggins.
Levels.
Oil on Canvas.
76 x 50 cm.
2025 Sam Scoggins.
Met an Ent in Thetford Forest yesterday.
August 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Met an Ent in Thetford Forest yesterday.
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
Utilizing Illness on the Path ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
https://justdharma.org/utilizing-illness-on-the-path-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/
#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #illness #compassion #suffering
https://justdharma.org/utilizing-illness-on-the-path-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/
#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #illness #compassion #suffering
July 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Utilizing Illness on the Path ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
https://justdharma.org/utilizing-illness-on-the-path-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/
#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #illness #compassion #suffering
https://justdharma.org/utilizing-illness-on-the-path-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/
#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #illness #compassion #suffering
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
Footprints of Buddha ~ Chögyam Trungpa
https://justdharma.org/footprints-of-buddha-chogyam-trungpa/
#ChögyamTrungpa #life #Buddha #footprint
https://justdharma.org/footprints-of-buddha-chogyam-trungpa/
#ChögyamTrungpa #life #Buddha #footprint
July 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Footprints of Buddha ~ Chögyam Trungpa
https://justdharma.org/footprints-of-buddha-chogyam-trungpa/
#ChögyamTrungpa #life #Buddha #footprint
https://justdharma.org/footprints-of-buddha-chogyam-trungpa/
#ChögyamTrungpa #life #Buddha #footprint
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
Seeing hardships as opportunities ~ 17th Karmapa
https://justdharma.org/seeing-hardships-as-opportunities/
#17thKarmapa #optimism #opportunities #hope
https://justdharma.org/seeing-hardships-as-opportunities/
#17thKarmapa #optimism #opportunities #hope
June 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Seeing hardships as opportunities ~ 17th Karmapa
https://justdharma.org/seeing-hardships-as-opportunities/
#17thKarmapa #optimism #opportunities #hope
https://justdharma.org/seeing-hardships-as-opportunities/
#17thKarmapa #optimism #opportunities #hope
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
youtu.be/-cSFylaxua8
Making HHK16’s Dream Flag
YouTube video by The Karmapa Center 16
youtu.be
June 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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
youtu.be/-cSFylaxua8
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
No fear ~ Buddha Shakyamuni
https://justdharma.org/no-fear-buddha/
#BuddhaShakyamuni #craving #desire #fear
https://justdharma.org/no-fear-buddha/
#BuddhaShakyamuni #craving #desire #fear
June 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
No fear ~ Buddha Shakyamuni
https://justdharma.org/no-fear-buddha/
#BuddhaShakyamuni #craving #desire #fear
https://justdharma.org/no-fear-buddha/
#BuddhaShakyamuni #craving #desire #fear
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
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
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
May 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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
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
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
April 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
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
Read it here: seeingthewoods.org/2025/04/30/n....
#envhum #envhist #biophilia #extinction #biodiversity #identity
April 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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
Read it here: seeingthewoods.org/2025/04/30/n....
#envhum #envhist #biophilia #extinction #biodiversity #identity
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
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
See “Biophilia” at Linden Street Gallery/Summer Star nature center west of Boston, and take a hike: summerstarwildlife.wordpress.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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
See “Biophilia” at Linden Street Gallery/Summer Star nature center west of Boston, and take a hike: summerstarwildlife.wordpress.com
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
The ultimate source of happiness ~ 14th Dalai Lama
https://justdharma.org/the-ultimate-source-of-happiness-14th-dalai-lama/
#14thDalaiLama #happinessattitude
https://justdharma.org/the-ultimate-source-of-happiness-14th-dalai-lama/
#14thDalaiLama #happinessattitude
May 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The ultimate source of happiness ~ 14th Dalai Lama
https://justdharma.org/the-ultimate-source-of-happiness-14th-dalai-lama/
#14thDalaiLama #happinessattitude
https://justdharma.org/the-ultimate-source-of-happiness-14th-dalai-lama/
#14thDalaiLama #happinessattitude
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
Right there is enlightenment ~ Shunryu Suzuki
https://justdharma.org/right-there-is-enlightenment-shunryu-suzuki/
#ShunryuSuzuki #path #obstacle #practice
https://justdharma.org/right-there-is-enlightenment-shunryu-suzuki/
#ShunryuSuzuki #path #obstacle #practice
May 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Right there is enlightenment ~ Shunryu Suzuki
https://justdharma.org/right-there-is-enlightenment-shunryu-suzuki/
#ShunryuSuzuki #path #obstacle #practice
https://justdharma.org/right-there-is-enlightenment-shunryu-suzuki/
#ShunryuSuzuki #path #obstacle #practice
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
A glimpse of South Saxon farmland from the deep dark ancient woodland of the Kingdom of Kent.
April 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
A glimpse of South Saxon farmland from the deep dark ancient woodland of the Kingdom of Kent.
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
Complete absence of doubt ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
https://justdharma.org/complete-absence-of-doubt-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/
#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #obstruction #wisdom #buddhanature
https://justdharma.org/complete-absence-of-doubt-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/
#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #obstruction #wisdom #buddhanature
April 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Complete absence of doubt ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
https://justdharma.org/complete-absence-of-doubt-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/
#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #obstruction #wisdom #buddhanature
https://justdharma.org/complete-absence-of-doubt-dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/
#DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #obstruction #wisdom #buddhanature
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
"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
Tree Root Practice
American Theravada teacher Jack Kornfield reflects on the lessons he learned from nature while studying in the forest tradition.
tricycle.org
April 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"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
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
"Not only do plants have a spiritual life, they are the spiritual life." —Rachael Petersen
Zen Mind, Vegetal Mind
Reflections on Buddhist practice and plant science
tricycle.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"Not only do plants have a spiritual life, they are the spiritual life." —Rachael Petersen
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
Mark Carney
Prime Minister of Canada 👏
Prime Minister of Canada 👏
March 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Mark Carney
Prime Minister of Canada 👏
Prime Minister of Canada 👏
Reposted by Sam Scoggins
One of these things is not like the others
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One of these things is not like the others