Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Part 1 Intimate Relations 1
1 Field of Bright Spirit 3
2 Window Guest 10
3 Buddhist Perspectives on Teaching and Doing Science 13
4 Conversations with Trees 30
5 Gary Snyder: Heart-to-Heart Instructions in Nonduality 38
6 Tea Mind, Earth Mind 53
Part 2 Envisioning Green Buddhism 63
7 The Greening of Buddhism 65
8 John Daido Loori: A Deep and Enduring Love 88
9 A Community of Attention 93
10 How Much Is Enough? 101
11 The Attentive Heart 118
12 Ethics Matter: Following the Green Practice Path 124
13 Joanna Macy: Fierce Heart-Mind Warrior 139
Part 3 Acting with Compassion 149
14 Forging the Spirit through Climate Change Practice 151
15 Buddhist Contributions to Climate Response 157
16 Sulak Sivaraksa: Spiritual Friendship in Buddhist Activism 171
17 Acting with Compassion: Buddhism, Feminism, and the Environmental Crisis 178
18 Practicing with Greed 192
19 Becoming a Real Person 198
20 Following the Path of Kindness 205
21 The Gift of the Dark Time 213
Notes 219
Resources 235
Credits 237
Index 241