World as lover, world as self : courage for global justice and ecological renewal
Macy, Joanna, 1929-2007
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Macy shows us how to realise that the Earth is an extension of ourselves and how to discover the knowledge authority and courage to respond creatively to the crises of our time. A new beginning for the environment must start with a new spiritual outlook. In this book, author Joanna Macy offers concrete suggestions for just that, showing how each of us can change the attitudes that continue to threaten our environment. Using the Buddha's teachings on Paticca Samuppada, which stresses the interconnectedness of all things in the world and suggests that any one action affects all things, Macy describes how decades of ignoring this principle has resulted in a self-centeredness that has devastated the environment. Humans, Macy implores, must acknowledge and understand their connectedness to their world and begin to move toward a more focused effort to save it.
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Imprint:
Berkeley, Calif. : Parallax ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], c2007.
Collation:
206 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-206).
ISBN:
9781888375718 (pbk)
Dewey class:
294.342
LC class:
BQ4570.S6
Language:
English
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BRN:
321373
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