Joanna Macy
American eco-philosopher, scholar of Buddhism, and translator of Rilke. A pioneer of "Deep Ecology" and the "Work That Reconnects," Macy has spent six decades teaching that grief for the world is the gateway to action for the world. Her translations of Rilke (with Anita Barrows) brought a generation of seekers to a contemplative German poet, and her own books — World as Lover World as Self, Coming Back to Life, Active Hope — gave the modern environmental movement a contemplative core.
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Quotes by Joanna Macy
106 quotes“Active hope is a practice. It's something we do rather than have.”
hopeActive Hope
“Our pain for the world is a measure of our love for it.”
loveComing Back to Life
“You don't need to do everything alone. You don't need to do anything alone.”
communityActive Hope
“The world hangs by a slender thread, and that thread is the awakening of the human heart.”
awakeningWorld as Lover, World as Self
“Grief is the gateway to gratitude.”
griefComing Back to Life
“To live in the present is the supreme courage.”
presentWorld as Lover, World as Self
“In allowing ourselves to feel, we are guided to act.”
feelingActive Hope
“What we lose, we love.”
lossIn Praise of Mortality
“Each of us is a node in the great web of life.”
interbeingWorld as Lover, World as Self
“To choose hope is to choose to act.”
hopeActive Hope
“The body has knowledge that the mind does not.”
bodyComing Back to Life
“You cannot save the planet alone. But you cannot save it without doing your part.”
actionActive Hope
“The Earth is alive. The Earth is sacred.”
earthWorld as Lover, World as Self
“Whatever happens, life is the great teacher.”
lifeWidening Circles
“What's most personal is most universal.”
universalWorld as Lover, World as Self
“To live deeply is to live in service of life itself.”
serviceActive Hope
“Through grief we touch the love at the heart of things.”
griefComing Back to Life
“The Great Turning is the essential adventure of our time.”
transformationActive Hope
“The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.”
heartWorld as Lover, World as Self
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