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Deep Down Things

The Earth in Celebration and Dismay

Lin Jensen 

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Beloved and critically acclaimed author Lin Jensen returns with this bounteous volume exploring what the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins calls "deep down things." Richly informed by deep ecology, Lin's writing explores our intimate connection to the land, to the specificities of place, and to the living earth itself-all as Lin uncovers our own deepest nature, the true heart of what it means to be human. There is much in what's happening in our environment now that can and perhaps should be cause for dismay - and Deep Down Things looks squarely at all of this and nonetheless gives us ample cause for celebration.

Product Details

PublisherWisdom Publications
Publish DateSeptember 14, 2010
Pages176
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780861716111
Dimensions228.6 X 152.4 X 12.7 mm | 283.5 g

About the Author

Lin Jensen is the critically acclaimed author of the memoir Bad Dog! A Memoir of Love, Beauty, and Redemption in Dark Places and Pavement: Reflections on Mercy, Activism, and Doing "Nothing" for Peace. His first book, Uncovering the Wisdom of the Heartmind, received the Best Nonfiction/Spiritual Book award from Today's Librarian. His prose that has been likened to Steinbeck, and his wonderfully poetic writing has made him one of the most beloved of modern Buddhist writers. He has taught writing in various colleges and universities for over twenty years, and continues to teach Buddhist ethics and practices at Chico State University. He is the founding teacher and senior emeritus teacher of the Chico Zen Sangha, in Chico, California, where he lives with his wife.

Reviews

"Our Buddhist Thoreau gets deep down into the roots of our disconnection from the earth and from each other--and how we can be healed."
"Lin Jensen is an American original. He brings the insights of Buddhism, ecology and memoir together--giving us a way to take it all to heart and make it native."
"Lin Jensen is the clearest voice in Buddhism. Highly and urgently recommended."
"Jensen writes with a deep understanding of life, the land, and the human spirit."

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