Widening Circles: A Memoir
Macy has traveled widely and lived deeply: she is an "eco-philosopher" and a scholar of Buddhism. Now more than 70, she writes about her life very engagingly, from the maple tree she loved as a child on her grandfather's farm to her current home in the Bay Area; from India and Africa to Tibet, Sri Lanka, and Washington, D.C. She tells of her controlling father, her love of study, her marriage and children, and her lovers and friends, but above all, she reflects on her life as a spiritual journey that embraces grace, Buddhist practice, and the sacred power of words. Her voice is warm, and her message--that love can endure, that the deepest hurts can heal, and that care for the environment is not only possible but necessary--suffuses all she writes. For those unable to attend one of her workshops on deep ecology or Buddhism, this memoir offers a glimpse and a taste.GraceAnne DeCandidoCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.