Money was short, the problems many, the monastic community just barely tolerant. The monastic community, it appears, was busy biting its own tail with sharp teeth. Lots of fights. Both write in cheering detail about their sex lives. The clear writing transcends ineluctable hassles.
Nothing works particularly, but everyone carries on bravely.
Or doesn t, which is also brave. The demons of loose talk are throttled by exposure, and a deeper truth is told. A very fine and perceptive book, wrought from a very rough patch. In the face of ecological degradation, poverty, racism and a host of other social and environmental ills, many of us tend to resort to self-defeating responses or denial. Soul of a Citizen presents an alternative vision through the stories of individuals and communities who have chosen to get involved in the issues facing them.