Hear the Earth Crying

The Zen teacher and poet Thich Nhat Hanh was asked, "What do we most need to do to save our world?" His answer was this: "What we most need to do is to hear within us the sounds of the Earth crying".

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"You are not alone! We are part of a vast, global movement: the epochal transition from empire to Earth community. This is the Great Turning. And the excitement, the alarm, even the overwhelm we feel, are all part of our waking up to this collective adventure.

Our corporate economy is destroying both itself and the natural world. Its effect on living systems is what David Korten calls the Great Unraveling. It is happening at the same time as the Great Turning, and we cannot know which way the story will end.

Our intention and our resolve can save us from getting lost in grief.

Joanna Macy, Ph.D. in the Winter 2011 issue of Tricycle.