The Sacred Balance

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The economy and global competitiveness are the bottom line for society and governments, or so says conventional wisdom But what are the real needs that must be satisfied to live rich, fulfilling lives This is the question David Suzuki explores in this wide ranging study Suzuki begins by presenting the concept of people as creatures of the Earth who depend on its gifts of air, water, soil, and sun energy He shows how people are genetically programmed for the company of other species, and suffer enormously when we fail to live in harmony with them And he analyzes those deep spiritual needs, rooted in nature, that are also a crucial component of a loving world Drawing on his own experiences and those of others who have put their beliefs into action, The Sacred Balance is a powerful, passionate book with concrete suggestions for creating an ecologically sustainable, satisfying, and fair future by rediscovering and addressing humanity s basic needs. Best Download Books The Sacred Balance by David Suzuki – kino-fada.fr I will preface this statement by stating that I would want David Suzuki as a neighbor, and that his hopes and dreams are very similar to my own in many respects However, I am left with an overall feeling of disappointment in his canonical work There is no paradigm shift, no revolution in thought, only his lingering feeling of nostalgia for paradise lost and token suggestions to slightly modify our own behavior.The Sacred Bal...While I enjoyed reading The Sacred Balance, it didn t really grab me because it was like having someone preach to the choir I already identify with a lot of the ideas in this book about needing to refocus as a society on what is really important, how to reinvigorate communities and how to recognize that we are as much a part of the environment as is a tree I was a little put off during the chapter The Sacred Matter because I felt that some parts were almost too spiritual that there was While I enjoyed reading The Sacred Balance, it didn t ...The Sacred Balance is a stunning exploration of how our physical bodies are comprised of the four sacred elements Air,Fire, Water, and Earth The author, David Suzuki, does draws from the many indigenous traditions around the world that have preserved the knowledge of the central role of these elements in maintaining the balance of life on this earth Suzuki positions himself as a storyteller adding something to that world view As a biogenetist, his contribution is to tell the story of the f The Sacred Balance is a stunning exploration of how our physical bodies are comprised of the four sacred elements Air,Fire, Water, and Earth The author, David Suzuki, does draws from the many indigenous traditions around the world that have preserved the knowledge of the central role of these elements in maintaining the balance of life on this earth Suzuki posi...Our stories tell us where we come from and why we are here In the beginning, these stories say, there was water, and then there was sky and fire, there was Earth, and there was life We humans crawled out of the womb of the planet, or we were shaped out of clay and water, carved from twigs, compounded of seeds and ashes, or hatched from the cosmic egg One way or another, we were from the sacred elements that together compose the Earth We are made from the Earth...This is a well spoken call to environmental thinking I argue with environnmental causes, but I usually skip books that scare people into the need for action, or preach to the choir But I couldn t put this book down It reiterated old truths in new ways and made fascinated arguments I had never heard Suzuki has a poetic and impassioned voice, but stays plain spoken He even raises the issues of overpopulation, often ignored in discussions of global warming and other environmental problems Imp This is a well spoken call to environmental thinking I argue with environnmental causes, but I usually skip books that sca...A very detailed perception of mans connections to earth, wind, fire, and water Not only to the elements, but down to the smallest micro organisms Suzuki explains detailed relationships of the collective noosphere Speaks of some dogmas of science and technology and some possible...I loved this book Suzuki shows how everything in our universe is connected, from the microscopic to the universal to the undefinable soul.He incorporates quotes from the Koran, the Bible, Leonardo da Vinci, scientists, philosophers and poets, and covers everything from the origin of air to how a breath of air travels through our bodies, from the structure of a water molecule to the hydrologic cycle, from the way soil was formed to soil as a source of life, and .It s very dense I had to lea I loved this book Suzuki shows how everything in our universe is connected, from the microscopic to the universal to the undefinable soul.He incorporates quotes from the Koran, the Bible, Leonardo da Vinci, scientists, philosophers and poets, and covers everything from the origin of air to how a breath of air travels through our bodies, from the structure of a water molecule...A perspective shifting take on our environment.Also, I read it as if David Suzuki was narrating The Nature Of Things Strange, but soothing.The content of The Sacred Balance is crucial for humans to understand and appreciate, and is told in a storytelling narrative emphasizing that everything is interconnected, humans are whole with our surroundings and our environment, and what we do to it, we do to ourselves.However, I found his storytelling to be overly wordy, as if he was trying too hard to sound dramatic, his flow often erratic, and his content ...Livre int ressant qui nous force r fl chir sur la nature, les liens qui y existent, notre r le, nos actes et leurs cons quences J ai trouv particuli rement incroyable de voir quel point l auteur est un visionnaire, beaucoup de choses qui y sont crites sont plus naturelles aujourd hui, bien qu il reste norm ment de travail, mais de penser que quelqu un pensait ainsi en 1997 date de la premi re dition c est assez stup fiant Points n gatifs, j ai trouv que l auteur s y gare un peu par Livre int ressant qui nous force r fl chir sur la nature, les liens qui y existent, notre r le, nos actes et leurs cons quences J ai trouv particuli rement incroyable de voir quel point l auteur est un visionnaire, beaucoup de choses qui y sont crites sont plus naturelles aujourd hui, bien qu il reste norm ment de travail, mais de penser que quelqu un pensait ainsi en 1997 date de la premi re dition c est assez stup fiant Points n gatifs, j ai trouv que l auteur s y gare un peu parfois, parlant de tout et de rien, d un sujet l autre, passant de l cologie la biologie ne passant par la g ologie Je me serais peut tre attendu apprendre un peu plus, tant d j assez conscientis par le sujet, cela explique peut tre le fait que j ai moins appris Sinon, tr s bon livre que je conseillerais ceux 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The Sacred Balance
  • English
  • 03 April 2017
  • Paperback
  • 272 pages
  • 1550549634
  • David Suzuki
  • The Sacred Balance