Welcome to episode 74 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this installment, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadership coach/journalist Jo Confino are joined by special guest Kate Raworth, the creator of Doughnut Economics, to discuss from spirituality to new economic thinking; individual, community, and planetary boundaries; putting ideas into practice; practicing true love and no self; avoiding the trap of fame; and much more.Kate shares her journey into reimagining economics; the encounters that shaped her vision; regenerative enterprises and the inspiring communities making new economics a reality; and the discoveries made after attending a Plum Village retreat with her family.  Kate Raworth is the creator of the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries, co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, and author of the internationally bestselling Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st Century Economist. She is a Senior Associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, and Professor of Practice at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.  Over the past 25 years, Kate’s career has taken her from working with micro-entrepreneurs in the villages of Zanzibar to co-authoring the Human Development Report for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York, followed by a decade as Senior Researcher at Oxfam. Read more about her work on her website. Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/   And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources  Online course: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planethttps://plumvillage.org/courses/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet Interbeinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing   Doughnut Economics Action Lab https://doughnuteconomics.org Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st Century Economisthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut_Economics:_Seven_Ways_to_Think_Like_a_21st-Century_Economist  ‘Five Contemplations before Eating’https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/five-contemplations-before-eating/Biocentrismhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/biocentrism Lily Colehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Cole The Raft Is Not the Shorehttps://www.parallax.org/product/the-raft-is-not-the-shore/‘Begin Anew’https://plumvillage.org/articles/begin-anewClub of Romehttps://www.clubofrome.org/The Art of Powerhttps://www.parallax.org/product/art-of-power/ Herman Dalyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Daly Chants: ‘The Three Refuges’ https://plumvillage.org/library/chants/the-three-refuges Wellbeing Alliancehttps://www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/  Economy for the Common Good https://www.econgood.org Elinor Ostromhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elinor_Ostrom International Monetary Fund (IMF)https://www.imf.org/en/Home TED Talk: A Healthy Economy Should Be Designed to Thrive, Not Growhttps://www.ted.com/talks/kate_raworth_a_healthy_economy_should_be_designed_to_thrive_not_grow?subtitle=enBarbara Wardhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Ward,_Baroness_Jackson_of_Lodsworth  Marilyn Waringhttps://marilynwaring.com/  Donella Meadowshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donella_Meadows Janine Benyushttps://biomimicry.org/janine-benyus Quotes “Doughnut economics is one way of trying to create an economics that actually is based on this planet, and lives on Earth. Economics, when you go back to ancient Greek, literally means the art of household management.” “We need to create economies that are distributive by design, that share resources with all, that are regenerative by design, that re