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ISBN-10: 1937006387
ISBN-13: 9781937006389
Publisher: Parallax Press
Publish Date: 06/17/2013
Dimensions: 8.00" L, 5.40" W, 0.40" H

Love Letter to the Earth

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Overview

The world-renowned Zen monk argues for a more mindful, spiritual approach to environmental protection and activism–one that recognizes people and planet as one and the same

While many experts point to the enormous complexity in addressing issues ranging from the destruction of ecosystems to the loss of millions of species, Thich Nhat Hanh identifies one key issue as having the potential to create a tipping point. He believes that we need to move beyond the concept of the “environment,” as it leads people to experience themselves and Earth as two separate entities and to see the planet only in terms of what it can do for them. Thich Nhat Hanh points to the lack of meaning and connection in peoples’ lives as being the cause of our addiction to consumerism. He deems it vital that we recognize and respond to the stress we are putting on the Earth if civilization is to survive. Rejecting the conventional economic approach, Nhat Hanh shows that mindfulness and a spiritual revolution are needed to protect nature and limit climate change.

Love Letter to the Earth is a hopeful book that gives us a path to follow by showing that change is possible only with the recognition that people and the planet are ultimately one and the same.

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"We have to live in such a way that a future will be possible for our children and our grandchildren. Our own life has to be our message." - Thich Nhat Hanh in "A Love Letter To The Earth"

"Thich Nhat Hanh addresses the root cause of the environmental crisis and, in doing so, offers a roadmap to an entirely new dream of the Earth." – Wade Davis, Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society, author of "The Serpent and the Rainbow"

"Thich Nhat Hanh makes an eloquent, uplifting, and urgent call to recognize that our health and happiness are inextricably tied to Mother Earth and all of our kin, the other species that make up the web of life. We need this great wisdom if we are to move from our destructive path." – David Suzuki, author of "The Sacred Balance"

"In this clear-eyed, loving paean, Thich Nhat Hanh illuminates both our connection and our responsibility to the beautiful planet we call home." – Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, author of "Coming Clean"

"Understanding our unbreakable connection to the abstraction we call 'the environment' really is the first step to sensible action. In that sense, this is a very practical book!" – Bill McKibben, author of "Eaarth" and "The End of Nature"
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ISBN-10: 1937006387
ISBN-13: 9781937006389
Publisher: Parallax Press
Publish Date: 06/17/2013
Dimensions: 8.00" L, 5.40" W, 0.40" H
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