02904nam 22006134a 450 991045709970332120200520144314.01-935209-30-2(CKB)2550000000018742(EBL)618899(OCoLC)727647921(SSID)ssj0000456914(PQKBManifestationID)11328432(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000456914(PQKBWorkID)10409611(PQKB)10012151(MiAaPQ)EBC618899(MiAaPQ)EBC6067011(Au-PeEL)EBL618899(CaPaEBR)ebr10377778(CaONFJC)MIL675630(Au-PeEL)EBL6067011(OCoLC)1156224957(EXLCZ)99255000000001874220070529d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWorld as lover, world as self[electronic resource] courage for global justice and ecological renewal /Joanna MacyBerkeley, Calif. Parallax Pressc20071 online resource (203 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-888375-71-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-206).World as lover, world as self -- It's all connected -- Self and society -- Karma : the co-arising of doer and deed -- Mother of all Buddhas -- Gratitude -- The bestiary -- Despair work -- Faith, power, and ecology -- Three lessons in compassion -- The Shambhala warriors -- Taking heart : spiritual practices for activists -- The great turning -- The greening of the self -- Perseverance for the long haul : a Dharma lesson from Tibet -- To reinhabit time -- In league with beings of the future.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 undeBuddhismSocial aspectsHuman ecologyPhilosophySystem theoryElectronic books.BuddhismSocial aspects.Human ecologyPhilosophy.System theory.294.3/42Macy Joanna1929-1041422MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457099703321World as lover, world as self2464922UNINA