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The Blue Sapphire of the Mind Audiobook by Douglas E. Christie
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Title: The Blue Sapphire of the Mind
Subtitle: Notes for a Contemplative Ecology
Author: Douglas E. Christie
Narrator: Chris Ruen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 20 hrs and 53 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-17-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes
Genres: Science & Technology, Environment
Publisher's Summary:
"There are no unsacred places," the poet Wendell Berry has written. "There are only sacred places and desecrated places." What might it mean to behold the world with such depth and feeling that it is no longer possible to imagine it as something separate from ourselves, or to live without regard for its well-being? To understand the work of seeing things as an utterly involving moral and spiritual act? Such questions have long occupied the center of contemplative spiritual traditions.
In The Blue Sapphire of the Mind, Douglas E. Christie proposes a distinctively contemplative approach to ecological thought and practice that can help restore our sense of the earth as a sacred place. Drawing on the insights of the early Christian monastics as well as the ecological writings of Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Annie Dillard, and many others, Christie argues that, at the most basic level, it is the quality of our attention to the natural world that must change if we are to learn how to live in a sustainable relationship with other living organisms and with one another. He notes that in this uniquely challenging historical moment, there is a deep and pervasive hunger for a less fragmented and more integrated way of apprehending and inhabiting the living world - and for a way of responding to the ecological crisis that expresses our deepest moral and spiritual values.
Christie explores how the wisdom of ancient and modern contemplative traditions can inspire both an honest reckoning with the destructive patterns of thought and behavior that have contributed so much to our current crisis, and a greater sense of care and responsibility for all living beings. These traditions can help us cultivate the simple, spacious awareness of the enduring beauty and wholeness of the natural world that will be necessary if we are to live with greater purpose and meaning, and with less harm, to our planet.
Members Reviews:
a wonder of a book
One of the more remarkable books on ecological consciousness available. A "must-have" for anyone committed to this earth, with its precious and imperilled gift of presence. Here, one meets an author as masterful in his scholarly depth as he is poetic in his literary reach. A wonder of a book.
Fantastic book.
It was a gift so can only go by what the recipient said: "Makes one question everything. Fantastic book.
This book helped me delve into the life and study ...
This book helped me delve into the life and study of contemplation, prayer; the study of the ancient desert fathers and their way of life.
It's deep!
This is a deep and dense book, but I love it.
I turn to it "for a message" when I need one. I received one recently and it blew me away. Later in the week, the person who suggested the book to me used the exact same passage in a meditation group I was attending. I love confirmation. I am also slowly making my through the book as written for the continuity of the author's thoughts.
Four Stars
Excellent
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Title: The Blue Sapphire of the Mind
Subtitle: Notes for a Contemplative Ecology
Author: Douglas E. Christie
Narrator: Chris Ruen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 20 hrs and 53 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-17-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes
Genres: Science & Technology, Environment
Publisher's Summary:
"There are no unsacred places," the poet Wendell Berry has written. "There are only sacred places and desecrated places." What might it mean to behold the world with such depth and feeling that it is no longer possible to imagine it as something separate from ourselves, or to live without regard for its well-being? To understand the work of seeing things as an utterly involving moral and spiritual act? Such questions have long occupied the center of contemplative spiritual traditions.
In The Blue Sapphire of the Mind, Douglas E. Christie proposes a distinctively contemplative approach to ecological thought and practice that can help restore our sense of the earth as a sacred place. Drawing on the insights of the early Christian monastics as well as the ecological writings of Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Annie Dillard, and many others, Christie argues that, at the most basic level, it is the quality of our attention to the natural world that must change if we are to learn how to live in a sustainable relationship with other living organisms and with one another. He notes that in this uniquely challenging historical moment, there is a deep and pervasive hunger for a less fragmented and more integrated way of apprehending and inhabiting the living world - and for a way of responding to the ecological crisis that expresses our deepest moral and spiritual values.
Christie explores how the wisdom of ancient and modern contemplative traditions can inspire both an honest reckoning with the destructive patterns of thought and behavior that have contributed so much to our current crisis, and a greater sense of care and responsibility for all living beings. These traditions can help us cultivate the simple, spacious awareness of the enduring beauty and wholeness of the natural world that will be necessary if we are to live with greater purpose and meaning, and with less harm, to our planet.
Members Reviews:
a wonder of a book
One of the more remarkable books on ecological consciousness available. A "must-have" for anyone committed to this earth, with its precious and imperilled gift of presence. Here, one meets an author as masterful in his scholarly depth as he is poetic in his literary reach. A wonder of a book.
Fantastic book.
It was a gift so can only go by what the recipient said: "Makes one question everything. Fantastic book.
This book helped me delve into the life and study ...
This book helped me delve into the life and study of contemplation, prayer; the study of the ancient desert fathers and their way of life.
It's deep!
This is a deep and dense book, but I love it.
I turn to it "for a message" when I need one. I received one recently and it blew me away. Later in the week, the person who suggested the book to me used the exact same passage in a meditation group I was attending. I love confirmation. I am also slowly making my through the book as written for the continuity of the author's thoughts.
Four Stars
Excellent