Sacred Seed - Softcover

Introduction By Dr. Vandana Shiva

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ISBN 10: 189035063X ISBN 13: 9781890350635

Publisher: Golden Sufi Centre, 2014

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Title: Sacred Seed <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: GlobalPeaceInitiativeofWomen(Gpiw) <>Publisher: GoldenSufiCenter

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." . . . If life is sacred, then we cannot treat other organisms as if they are cars or computers, we must act with humility, respect and love. This book provides a powerful perspective to temper our unseemly rush to engineer everything within the biosphere." --David Suzuki, author, "The Sacred Seed"

." . . . . timely and timeless in its importance. [...] Our care for seeds is one of the most vital things we can do amid our many challenges of the present. These articles light a luminous path forward." --Mary Evelyn Tucker, co-firector, Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University

"'How many are your works, Lord! ...The earth is full of your creatures...teeming with creatures beyond number...May the glory of the Lord endure forever...' (Psalms 104). Whether secular or religious, we must recognize and preserve the bounty of nature or we stand to lose our very humanity." --James Hansen, former director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

"Elevates our dialogue about seeds, and the profound role they hold for the future of all humankind." --Alice Waters, author, chef, propietor of Chez Panisse

"Ever since I watched the women in Bangladeshi farm families carefully saving seed from one generation to the next, I've pondered on this greatest symbol of our connection through time to those who came before and those who will come after. This book is a rich storehouse of wisdom for all the springs to come." --Bill McKibben, founder, 350.org

." . . . An exquisite poetic testimony that reconnects us to the very web of life." --Osprey Orielle Lake, founder, Women's Earth and Climate Caucus

"These essays establish, with clarity and eloquence, a single crucial insight: our spiritual well-being and our approach to the use of the Earth for our nourishment are inseparable." --Dr. Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury

"Timely and timeless in its importance. . . . Our care for seeds is one of the most vital things we can do amid our many challenges of the present. These articles light a luminous path forward." --Mary Evelyn Tucker, codirector, Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University

"If life is sacred, then we cannot treat other organisms as if they are cars or computers, we must act with humility, respect and love. This book provides a powerful perspective to temper our unseemly rush to engineer everything within the biosphere." --David Suzuki, author, "The Sacred Seed"

"A reverence for our ancient seeds is essential to our very survival. "Sacred Seed" explains in beautiful detail how and why we must protect them." --Ed Begley Jr., actor, environmentalist

About the Author:

Initiated by Dr. Vandana Shiva, and compiled and edited by The Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW). Dr. Shiva is a world-renowned environmental leader and the recipient of the Right Livelihood Award. She is the author of several bestselling books, including "Earth Democracy," and is a leader and board member of the International Forum on Globalization. GPIW is an interreligious organization that seeks to bring spiritual resources to aid in addressing critical global issues. The basis of their work is the dynamic expression of unity, emerging from the heart of wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions, and our own hearts, into a new story for the human community. An essential part of this shift is the coming into a sacred relationship with the Earth and all the living forces of the universe.

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