

Pas It On provides an introduction to Joanna Macy’s work of deep ecology and the great turning and the deep interconnected nature of all beings.Introduction by Norbert Gahbler. Widening Circles, A Memoir Active Hope: How to Face the Mess Were in without Going.

Each story is imbued with the specific cultural flavor of the places where the stories originate, but all share that each individual counts in the global need for change and awakening. Joanna Macy PhD, teacher and author, is a scholar of Buddhism. Five Stories that Can Change the World tells of encounters with individuals who share very personal stories of sudden awakening, unexpected awareness, and the co-mingling of joy and pain. To bring about such a transformation of consciousness each and every one of us counts. Gathered on her travels to India, Russia, Australia, and Tibet, these stories give testament to Joanna Macy’s belief that either humankind awakens to a new and deeper understanding of our interconnectedness with our planet and all its myriad forms of life or risks loosing it.

A respected voice in the movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with five decades of activism. Eco-philosopher and best-selling author Joanna Macy, Ph.D., shares five stories from her more than thirty years of studying and practicing Buddhism and deep ecology. Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy PhD, is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology.
