When the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg spoke for the first time in January 2021, millions of people around the world took notice. “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.
A Future We Can Love shares the words of these two great figures, generations apart, bringing them into dialogue with dozens of visionary scientists, activists, and spiritual luminaries. These include indigenous scholar and artist Lyla June, medical biochemist and author Diana Beresford-Kroeger, climate scientist and Zen teacher Kritee Kanko, interfaith environmental leader Dekila Chungyalpa, Buddhist teacher Willa Blythe Baker, Rabbi Steve Leder, and many more. Through this world-changing conversation, readers embark on a four-part journey toward active hope in the face of the climate crisis: from knowledge of climate science, through the capacity for change, and to the will that is needed and the actions we can take. The book will help you:
- comfort your climate anxiety and metabolize grief or burnout into wonderment and useful energy
- recognize interdependence as key to our well-being and as a lens for understanding both the climate crisis and its solutions
- clarify why feedback loops leave us no time to wait on climate action
- develop your own rituals and 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
Leaves Falling Gently is a book about living well despite changes and challenges beyond your control.
Written by a nurse, clinical scientist, and meditation practitioner who has nearly thirty years of experience working with people from different faith traditions who have serious illnesses, Leaves Falling Gently shows how the cultivation of mindfulness and compassion can help these individuals to live fully, regardless of circumstances, with peace of mind, contentment, and connection with loved ones and with what matters most.
Inspiring stories and easy-to-follow exercises guide readers to learn and apply the benefits of mindfulness and compassion practices in order to foster clarity, acceptance, and strength. Each short chapter helps readers come to terms with their situation and maintain a sense of control by offering practical guidance for coping with physical discomfort and life changes, relating to family and friends, and staying mindful and engaged even when under medical treatment or while in a hospital.
