“Because the relationship between self and world is reciprocal, it is not a matter of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the Earth, the Earth heals us. No need to wait. As we care enough to take risks, we loosen the grip of ego and begin to come home to our true nature.” WorldNeedsFirstsSelfMatterEnoughHomeCareEarthPeaceWaitingActingRiskEgoSavedHealEnlightenedComing HomeTrue NatureReciprocal Author:Joanna Macy
“Gratitude for the gift of life is the primary wellspring of all religions, the hallmark of the mystic, the source of all true art....It is a privilege to be alive in this time when we can choose to take part in the self-healing of our world.” WorldArtSelfLife IsHealingCompassionAliveSourceGratitudePrivilegePrimariesOur WorldMysticHallmarkSelf HealingGifts Of LifeWellspring Author:Joanna Macy
“The central purpose of the Work that Reconnects is to help people uncover and experience their innate connections with each other and with the systemic, self-healing powers of the web of life, so that they may be enlivened and motivated to play their part in creating a sustainable civilization.” PeopleMaySelfPlayHelpingPurposeHealingCivilizationCreatingConnectionsContemplationMotivatedInnateSelf HealingWeb Of Life Author:Joanna Macy
“Confirming an intuitive sense I've always felt for the interconnectedness of all things, this doctrine has provided me ways to understand the intricate web of co-arising that links one being with all other beings, and to apprehend the reciprocities between thought and action, self and universe.” WaySelfActionUniverseFeltMoralityEthicsAll ThingsDoctrineLinksIntuitiveIntricateReciprocityInterconnectednessThoughts And Actions Author:Joanna Macy
“In the early Buddhist view, then, a persons identity resides not in an enduring self but in his actions (karma)- that is in the choices that shape these actions. Because the dispositions formed by previous choices can be modified in turn by present behaviour, this identity as choice-maker is fluid, its experience alterable. While it is affected by the past, it can also break free of the past.” PersonsSelfActionPastTurnsChoicesViewsBreakIdentityMoralityShapesEthicsEndureKarmaBuddhistAffectedMakersBehaviourDispositionFluid Author:Joanna Macy
“To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe -- to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it -- is a wonder beyond words.” SelfBeautifulUniverseWonderAliveDrawsBreatheSensesPerceiveOrgansLungsNourishment Book:Coming Back to Life: The Guide to the Work that Reconnects Source: Coming Back to Life: The Guide to the Work that Reconnects
