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The world we have : a Buddhist approach to peace and ecology / Thich Nhat Hanh ; introduction by Alan Weisman. --
Using the Buddhist teaching of the impermanence of all things, Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh offers solutions to the problems of global warming, disappearing fossil fuels, massive overconsumption, and unsupportable population growth. He demonstrates how this teaching can offer inner peace and help us use our collective wisdom and technology to restore the Earth's balance.
Record details
- ISBN: 1888375884 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781888375886 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xv, 141 p.
- Publisher: Berkeley : Parallax Press, 2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 12.50 |
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| Subject: | Ecology > Religious aspects > Buddhism. Peace > Religious aspects > Buddhism. Buddhism and social problems. |
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- Baker & Taylor
A provocative collection of Buddhist teachings on such topics as ecological mindfulness, global warming, and connecting to the earth seeks to demonstrate how Buddhist beliefs about the impermanence of all things can enable inner peace and promote international and environmental harmony. Original. - Perseus PublishingIn this provocative book, noted Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh offers a dramatic vision of the future of a planet overheated by rapidly disappearing fossil fuels, degraded by massive overconsumption, and besieged by unsupportable population growth. Hanh finds answers to these critical problems in the Buddhist teaching of the impermanence of all things. He demonstrates how this teaching can offer inner peace and help us use our collective wisdom and technology to restore the Earth's balance. Mixing inspiring insights with practical strategies, Hanh cites projects his own monastic community has undertaken that can serve as models for any community. Both his ? No Car Day,â observed once a week, and the ?Earth Peace Treaty Commitment Sheetâ can impact our ecological footprint on the Earth. Above all, he shows how acceptance of problems is that first critical step toward a deeper understanding of the best way to care for our Earth.
- Random House, Inc.
In The World We Have peace activist and venerable Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh offers a dramatic vision of the future of our planet facing multiple crises.
Thich Nhat Hanh finds answers to the critical problems of our time in the Buddhist teaching of the impermanence. He demonstrates how this teaching can offer inner peace and help us use our collective wisdom and capability to restore the Earth's balance.
Mixing inspiring insights with practical strategies, Thich Nhat Hanh cites projects that the Plum Village monastic community has undertaken that can serve as models for any community. Both his "No Car Day," observed once a week, and the "Earth Peace Treaty Commitment Sheet" can positively change our impact on the Earth.
Above all, Thich Nhat Hanh shows how acceptance of the problems is that first critical step toward a deeper understanding of the best way to care for our Earth.
The World We Have includes Thich Nhat Hanhâs speech at UNESCO from October 2006 introducing his proposal for a global "No Car Day."
Foreword by Alan Weisman, author of Hope Dies Last: Visionary People Across the World, Fighting to Find Us a Future.
