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A future we can love

Emma — Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Wisdom and guidance to face the climate emergency from the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg, in conversation with each other and with leading scientists, spiritual teachers, and climate activists.When the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg spoke for the first time, millions of people took notice globally. The palpable sense of promise in their meeting drew its energy partly from the contrast of the two figures-one an embodiment of peace and patience, the other a rising symbol of the need for urgent action. Yet Greta and the Dalai Lama agree wholeheartedly that climatic threats require the attention of everyone. “It is encouraging to see how you have opened the eyes of the world to the urgency to protect our planet, our only home,” the Dalai Lama wrote to Greta before their meeting. Inspired by these two great figures, this book starts a world-changing conversation with cutting-edge climate scientists and leaders. Structured as a four-part journey, readers embark on overcoming climate anxiety-from knowledge through capacity, and will to action. It clearly explains the science behind climate change; explores Earth’s ability to heal and humankind’s ability to change; examines the heartbreak of climate devastation and the wonderment of hope; and provides actionable steps to effect positive change. The goal: to offer hope as well as specific tools to create a future that next generations will love. This highly readable book will help you: Use interdependence as a lens for understanding both the climate crisis and its solution Clarify why feedback loops leave us no time to wait on climate action Metabolize climate anxiety, grief, or burnout into useful energy Develop your own practices for connecting to Earth and renewing hope Overcome common obstacles to speaking and acting clearly on behalf of the human and wild communities most affected by the climate crisis

The book of tea

Emma — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to symbolize the wisdom, beauty, and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author celebrates the Way of Tea from its ancient origins in Chinese Taoism to its culmination in the Zen discipline known as the Japanese tea ceremony-an enchanting practice bringing together such arts as architecture, pottery, and flower arranging to create an experience that delights the senses, calms the mind, and refreshes the spirit. Tea was first used as a medicine and an alchemical elixir by the ancient Chinese Taoists, who praised its spiritual powers. Buddhist monks made drinking tea part of a tradition honoring the founder of Zen; this ritual was later refined in the performance of the Japanese tea ceremony as a meditative practice. The Book of Tea describes the rich aesthetic of Asian culture through the history, philosophy, and practice of brewing and drinking tea. This edition contains an introduction by Sam Hamill that provides historical insight into the significance of the tea ceremony within Zen Buddhism.

Pause, Rest, Be

Emma — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Restoring your body, mind, and spirit amid change is an act of courage, empowerment, and hope. This warm, powerful guide will help you honor the changes and spaces in your life with purposeful rest and reflection.If you’re trying to push your way through endings, beginnings, and places of uncertainty, only to find yourself more confused, disconnected, tired, and uncertain, this book will hold and fortify you. Yoga teacher and activist Octavia Raheem offers us the motivation and guidance we need to restore ourselves in the midst of all sorts of change. Change in our lives–whether it be welcome, joyful, challenging, or more subtle-presents us with the opportunity to pause and gather our energy to work with whatever lies ahead. Drawing wisdom from yoga philosophy and her many years of teaching experience, Raheem offers us the motivation and guidance we need to restore ourselves in the midst of all types of change. She gives us three simple restorative yoga poses (savasana, side lying pose, and child’s pose), and offers short teachings, reflections, and practices to see us through times of ending, beginning, and liminal/transitional space. She shows us how slowing down, stillness, and deeper connection to our own transitions empower us to move through collective shifts with more grace–and what it means to navigate shifts and change with presence and courage.

Letters to a Young Poet

Emma — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000

An original translation of Rainer Maria Rilke’s most famous work by acclaimed translators Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy.Originally written from 1902-1908, Letters to a Young Poet is a compilation of famous German poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s (1875-1926) thoughts and reflections on the vocation of writing. The letters urge his correspondent to look inward and understand his motivations for pursuing a life devoted to the written word, looking beyond those who attempt to criticize and critique his work. His advice can be extended to all young writers.For the first time in twenty years, Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy offer a new translation of this classic work that speaks to a new generation of artists, poets, and writers. With a new introduction and commentary on each letter, this edition places Rilke’s letters in the context of today’s world and the unique challenges of modern writers. Barrows and Macy are the first women to translate Letters to a Young Poet and their edition offers a fresh perspective on this work.

The way of a pilgrim ; and, The pilgrim continues his way

Emma — Tue, 06 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0000

A special edition of The Way of a Pilgrim and its sequel, two spiritual classics that demonstrate the profound power of the Jesus prayer

This classic of world spiritual literature is the firsthand account of a pilgrim’s journey as he endeavors to live out Saint Paul’s instruction to “pray without ceasing.” The narrator, an unnamed nineteenth-century peasant, sets out on his pilgrimage with nothing but a Bible, a rosary, and some dried bread. As he walks, he recites the Jesus prayer (“Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me”)-a prayer that is said to quiet anxiety and fill the heart with love for all creation. With this prayer constantly on his lips, the pilgrim undergoes a profound spiritual education.

This edition includes the sequel to The Way of a Pilgrim, entitled A Pilgrim Continues His Way, which contains a lengthy appendix reviewing the teachings of the Holy Fathers on the Jesus prayer.