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📜 Dharma And Ecology

Explores the intersection of Buddhist or Hindu teachings with environmental ethics, asking how ancient wisdom about interdependence can guide our response to ecological crisis.
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions
by Meera Baindur • 2015
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
3.00
1
🕉️ Indian Philosophy🌿 Environmental Ethics🕊️ Ahimsa⛩️ Sacred Ecology📖 Nature In Literature
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions Summary
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions 93%
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
by Meera Baindur 2015
3.00
1 ratings
🕉️ Indian Philosophy🌿 Environmental Ethics🕊️ Ahimsa⛩️ Sacred Ecology📖 Nature In Literature
Sacred Nature
by Karen Armstrong • 2022
Our environmental crisis is a spiritual one, and the blueprint is older than scripture.
3.67
2k+
🌍 Comparative Religion🌿 Environmental Philosophy🙏 Spiritual Ecology✝️ Ecotheology🔮 Perennial Philosophy
Sacred Nature Summary
Sacred Nature 91%
Our environmental crisis is a spiritual one, and the blueprint is older than scripture.
by Karen Armstrong 2022
3.67
2k+ ratings
🌍 Comparative Religion🌿 Environmental Philosophy🙏 Spiritual Ecology✝️ Ecotheology🔮 Perennial Philosophy
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2021
The planet won't be saved by exhausted people. A Zen practice for staying in the fight.
4.38
2k+
🧘 Zen Buddhism🌿 Buddhist Ecology🧠 Mindfulness Practice🕸️ Interconnectedness💗 Compassion Practice
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Summary
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet 91%
The planet won't be saved by exhausted people. A Zen practice for staying in the fight.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2021
4.38
2k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Buddhism🌿 Buddhist Ecology🧠 Mindfulness Practice🕸️ Interconnectedness💗 Compassion Practice
Coming Back to Life
by Joanna Macy • 1998
Apathy is more dangerous than apocalypse. The pain we avoid contains the power to act.
4.28
552
🧭 Deep Ecology🧠 Ecopsychology☸️ Buddhist Ecology🌍 Climate Grief💔 Collective Trauma
Coming Back to Life Summary
Coming Back to Life 91%
Apathy is more dangerous than apocalypse. The pain we avoid contains the power to act.
by Joanna Macy 1998
4.28
552 ratings
🧭 Deep Ecology🧠 Ecopsychology☸️ Buddhist Ecology🌍 Climate Grief💔 Collective Trauma
Jainism
by Jeffery D. Long • 2009
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
3.82
118
🕉️ Indian Philosophy🌐 Comparative Religion☮️ Nonviolence🔄 Karma And Rebirth🤝 Religious Pluralism
Jainism Summary
Jainism 91%
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
by Jeffery D. Long 2009
3.82
118 ratings
🕉️ Indian Philosophy🌐 Comparative Religion☮️ Nonviolence🔄 Karma And Rebirth🤝 Religious Pluralism
The Sacred Balance
by David Suzuki • 1997
You are made from the planet's air, water, and soil. Forgetting this is the emergency.
4.14
2k+
🏔️ Deep Ecology🌿 Sacred Ecology⚖️ Environmental Ethics🤝 Human-Nature Connection🌍 Earth Systems
The Sacred Balance Summary
The Sacred Balance 90%
You are made from the planet's air, water, and soil. Forgetting this is the emergency.
by David Suzuki 1997
4.14
2k+ ratings
🏔️ Deep Ecology🌿 Sacred Ecology⚖️ Environmental Ethics🤝 Human-Nature Connection🌍 Earth Systems
The Practice of the Wild
by Gary Snyder • 1990
The rules for real freedom are written in forests, watersheds, and the food chain.
4.19
3k+
🏔️ Deep Ecology✍️ Nature Writing🗺️ Bioregionalism🪷 Zen Buddhism🌿 Sacred Ecology
The Practice of the Wild Summary
The Practice of the Wild 90%
The rules for real freedom are written in forests, watersheds, and the food chain.
by Gary Snyder 1990
4.19
3k+ ratings
🏔️ Deep Ecology✍️ Nature Writing🗺️ Bioregionalism🪷 Zen Buddhism🌿 Sacred Ecology
Active Hope
by Joanna Macy • 2012
Despair for the world is a sign of sanity. A practice for turning that pain into action.
4.10
2k+
🏔️ Deep Ecology🌍 Climate Grief🌿 Ecospirituality💪 Activist Resilience🧘 Engaged Buddhism
Active Hope Summary
Active Hope 90%
Despair for the world is a sign of sanity. A practice for turning that pain into action.
by Joanna Macy 2012
4.10
2k+ ratings
🏔️ Deep Ecology🌍 Climate Grief🌿 Ecospirituality💪 Activist Resilience🧘 Engaged Buddhism
Church of the Wild
by Victoria Loorz • 2021
A pastor trades the church for the forest and discovers the sacred was never inside.
4.25
734
🌿 Eco Theology☘️ Celtic Christianity🦌 Interspecies Kinship🌧️ Ecological Grief🏚️ Faith Deconstruction
Church of the Wild Summary
Church of the Wild 90%
A pastor trades the church for the forest and discovers the sacred was never inside.
by Victoria Loorz 2021
4.25
734 ratings
🌿 Eco Theology☘️ Celtic Christianity🦌 Interspecies Kinship🌧️ Ecological Grief🏚️ Faith Deconstruction
The Web of Meaning
by Jeremy Lent • 2021
Separation is a myth. Science is catching up to what ancient traditions have always taught.
4.26
568
🌍 Deep Ecology🔗 Systems Thinking🌿 Indigenous Wisdom🤝 Evolutionary Cooperation🧠 Consciousness Studies
The Web of Meaning Summary
The Web of Meaning 90%
Separation is a myth. Science is catching up to what ancient traditions have always taught.
by Jeremy Lent 2021
4.26
568 ratings
🌍 Deep Ecology🔗 Systems Thinking🌿 Indigenous Wisdom🤝 Evolutionary Cooperation🧠 Consciousness Studies
The One-Straw Revolution
by Masanobu Fukuoka • 1975
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
4.33
9k+
🌱 Sustainable Agriculture☮️ Zen Philosophy🧱 Soil Health🎯 Minimalism🚫 Anti Consumerism
The One-Straw Revolution Summary
The One-Straw Revolution 90%
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
by Masanobu Fukuoka 1975
4.33
9k+ ratings
🌱 Sustainable Agriculture☮️ Zen Philosophy🧱 Soil Health🎯 Minimalism🚫 Anti Consumerism
The Legacy
by David Suzuki • 2010
GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.
4.21
492
🌍 Environmental Philosophy🌱 Traditional Ecological Knowledge📉 Post-Growth Economics🌳 Ecosystem Services💚 Biophilia
The Legacy Summary
The Legacy 90%
GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.
by David Suzuki 2010
4.21
492 ratings
🌍 Environmental Philosophy🌱 Traditional Ecological Knowledge📉 Post-Growth Economics🌳 Ecosystem Services💚 Biophilia
Voluntary Simplicity
by Duane Elgin • 1981
Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.
3.62
2k+
🌿 Voluntary Simplicity🛑 Anti-Consumerism🏘️ Intentional Communities📉 Limits To Growth🌲 Deep Ecology
Voluntary Simplicity Summary
Voluntary Simplicity 90%
Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.
by Duane Elgin 1981
3.62
2k+ ratings
🌿 Voluntary Simplicity🛑 Anti-Consumerism🏘️ Intentional Communities📉 Limits To Growth🌲 Deep Ecology
The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2024
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
4.27
70k+
🧙🏽 Indigenous Wisdom🎁 Gift Economies🧠 Traditional Ecological Knowledge📊 Ecological Economics🤝 Commons Stewardship
The Serviceberry Summary
The Serviceberry 90%
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024
4.27
70k+ ratings
🧙🏽 Indigenous Wisdom🎁 Gift Economies🧠 Traditional Ecological Knowledge📊 Ecological Economics🤝 Commons Stewardship
Becoming Animal
by David Abram • 2010
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
4.18
2k+
🌍 Environmental Philosophy🪨 Animism🌀 Phenomenology🐺 More-Than-Human World🌲 Deep Ecology
Becoming Animal Summary
Becoming Animal 89%
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
by David Abram 2010
4.18
2k+ ratings
🌍 Environmental Philosophy🪨 Animism🌀 Phenomenology🐺 More-Than-Human World🌲 Deep Ecology
The End of Nature
by Bill McKibben • 1989
Nature once stood apart from human affairs. We altered the atmosphere, and that separation fell.
3.94
3k+
🌍 Anthropocene Philosophy🌿 Deep Ecology⚖️ Environmental Ethics🏭 Greenhouse Effect🐾 Biodiversity Loss
The End of Nature Summary
The End of Nature 89%
Nature once stood apart from human affairs. We altered the atmosphere, and that separation fell.
by Bill McKibben 1989
3.94
3k+ ratings
🌍 Anthropocene Philosophy🌿 Deep Ecology⚖️ Environmental Ethics🏭 Greenhouse Effect🐾 Biodiversity Loss
Providence
by Daniel Quinn • 1994
A week of uncanny coincidences sets him on a fifty-year search for the story humanity forgot.
3.70
1k+
📖 Spiritual Memoir🌍 Ecological Philosophy🔮 Animism🏛️ Civilization Critique🌱 Ecological Belonging
Providence Summary
Providence 89%
A week of uncanny coincidences sets him on a fifty-year search for the story humanity forgot.
by Daniel Quinn 1994
3.70
1k+ ratings
📖 Spiritual Memoir🌍 Ecological Philosophy🔮 Animism🏛️ Civilization Critique🌱 Ecological Belonging
Buddhist Biology
by David Philip Barash • 2013
Buddhism saw it first, biology confirms: the self is a process, not a thing.
3.80
108
🧘 Secular Buddhism🔬 Science And Religion🧬 Evolutionary Biology🕸️ Interconnectedness🍂 Impermanence
Buddhist Biology Summary
Buddhist Biology 89%
Buddhism saw it first, biology confirms: the self is a process, not a thing.
by David Philip Barash 2013
3.80
108 ratings
🧘 Secular Buddhism🔬 Science And Religion🧬 Evolutionary Biology🕸️ Interconnectedness🍂 Impermanence
Medicine Wheel for the Planet
by Jennifer Grenz • 2024
Restoration ecology worships a pristine past. Land actually heals through kinship, not conquest.
4.31
558
🪶 Indigenous Ecology🌱 Ecological Restoration🔬 Decolonizing Science🌿 Invasive Species Debate🌍 Land Stewardship
Medicine Wheel for the Planet Summary
Medicine Wheel for the Planet 89%
Restoration ecology worships a pristine past. Land actually heals through kinship, not conquest.
by Jennifer Grenz 2024
4.31
558 ratings
🪶 Indigenous Ecology🌱 Ecological Restoration🔬 Decolonizing Science🌿 Invasive Species Debate🌍 Land Stewardship
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2013
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
4.51
177k+
📜 Traditional Ecological Knowledge🎁 Gift Economy🌿 Nature Connection🌱 Ecological Restoration🌍 Environmental Philosophy
Braiding Sweetgrass Summary
Braiding Sweetgrass 89%
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013
4.51
177k+ ratings
📜 Traditional Ecological Knowledge🎁 Gift Economy🌿 Nature Connection🌱 Ecological Restoration🌍 Environmental Philosophy
A Life on Our Planet
by David Attenborough • 2020
Half of all wild animals vanished in one lifetime. The way back requires more than cutting carbon.
4.50
35k+
🍃 Environmental Memoir🦜 Biodiversity Loss🌍 Planetary Boundaries🌿 Rewilding📊 Ecological Economics
A Life on Our Planet Summary
A Life on Our Planet 89%
Half of all wild animals vanished in one lifetime. The way back requires more than cutting carbon.
by David Attenborough 2020
4.50
35k+ ratings
🍃 Environmental Memoir🦜 Biodiversity Loss🌍 Planetary Boundaries🌿 Rewilding📊 Ecological Economics
How to Think Seriously About the Planet
by Roger Scruton • 2011
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
3.87
446
🏛️ Conservatism🌱 Stewardship🏘️ Localism⏳ Intergenerational🎨 Aesthetics
How to Think Seriously About the Planet Summary
How to Think Seriously About the Planet 89%
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
by Roger Scruton 2011
3.87
446 ratings
🏛️ Conservatism🌱 Stewardship🏘️ Localism⏳ Intergenerational🎨 Aesthetics
The Arrogance of Humanism
by David W. Ehrenfeld • 1978
Modernity's religion of reason promises total control. Its actual deliverable is cascading failure.
3.97
91
🧠 Environmental Philosophy🔧 Technocritique💰 Ecological Economics🌿 Deep Ecology🔄 Systems Thinking
The Arrogance of Humanism Summary
The Arrogance of Humanism 89%
Modernity's religion of reason promises total control. Its actual deliverable is cascading failure.
by David W. Ehrenfeld 1978
3.97
91 ratings
🧠 Environmental Philosophy🔧 Technocritique💰 Ecological Economics🌿 Deep Ecology🔄 Systems Thinking
Ecological Intelligence
by Ian McCallum • 2005
The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.
4.08
109
🌿 Deep Ecology🧠 Ecopsychology🌑 Shadow Work🤔 Environmental Philosophy⚖️ Environmental Ethics
Ecological Intelligence Summary
Ecological Intelligence 89%
The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.
by Ian McCallum 2005
4.08
109 ratings
🌿 Deep Ecology🧠 Ecopsychology🌑 Shadow Work🤔 Environmental Philosophy⚖️ Environmental Ethics
Laudato Si'
by Pope Francis • 2015
Environmental ruin and human suffering have one cause. The fix demands a spiritual revolution.
4.25
4k+
📜 Papal Encyclicals🌱 Ecotheology🌍 Environmental Justice⚖️ Environmental Ethics✝️ Catholic Social Teaching
Laudato Si' Summary
Laudato Si' 89%
Environmental ruin and human suffering have one cause. The fix demands a spiritual revolution.
by Pope Francis 2015
4.25
4k+ ratings
📜 Papal Encyclicals🌱 Ecotheology🌍 Environmental Justice⚖️ Environmental Ethics✝️ Catholic Social Teaching
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2023
Life is a near-miracle, and our minds are the universe's only way to mean.
3.91
189
🔭 Cosmic Perspective🧬 Origin Of Life🌍 Planetary Stewardship🌿 Deep Ecology🪶 Indigenous Knowledge
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe Summary
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe 89%
Life is a near-miracle, and our minds are the universe's only way to mean.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2023
3.91
189 ratings
🔭 Cosmic Perspective🧬 Origin Of Life🌍 Planetary Stewardship🌿 Deep Ecology🪶 Indigenous Knowledge
After Buddhism
by Stephen Batchelor • 2015
Before Buddhism became a religion, it was a practical philosophy for flourishing in this life.
4.20
918
🏛️ Secular Buddhism📜 Buddhist Philosophy🔬 Religious Naturalism🛠️ Practical Philosophy📖 Buddhist Modernism
After Buddhism Summary
After Buddhism 89%
Before Buddhism became a religion, it was a practical philosophy for flourishing in this life.
by Stephen Batchelor 2015
4.20
918 ratings
🏛️ Secular Buddhism📜 Buddhist Philosophy🔬 Religious Naturalism🛠️ Practical Philosophy📖 Buddhist Modernism
Our Green Heart
by Diana Beresford-Kroeger • 2024
Chlorophyll and hemoglobin are subatomic twins. When forests die, so does the animal kingdom.
4.09
521
🌲 Forest Ecology🌳 Tree Communication🌿 Forest Medicine☘️ Celtic Animism⚛️ Quantum Biology
Our Green Heart Summary
Our Green Heart 89%
Chlorophyll and hemoglobin are subatomic twins. When forests die, so does the animal kingdom.
by Diana Beresford-Kroeger 2024
4.09
521 ratings
🌲 Forest Ecology🌳 Tree Communication🌿 Forest Medicine☘️ Celtic Animism⚛️ Quantum Biology
Rooted
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt • 2021
A field guide to living on a troubled earth, where science, wildness, and spirit converge.
4.00
5k+
🌿 Nature Writing🌱 Ecological Spirituality🌎 Environmental Philosophy🌲 Forest Bathing🐦 Animal Consciousness
Rooted Summary
Rooted 89%
A field guide to living on a troubled earth, where science, wildness, and spirit converge.
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt 2021
4.00
5k+ ratings
🌿 Nature Writing🌱 Ecological Spirituality🌎 Environmental Philosophy🌲 Forest Bathing🐦 Animal Consciousness
The Spell of the Sensuous
by David Abram • 1996
The alphabet didn't just capture speech. It taught us the natural world had nothing to say.
4.17
5k+
🌀 Phenomenology🌍 Environmental Philosophy🦊 Animism👁️ Embodied Perception🌿 Deep Ecology
The Spell of the Sensuous Summary
The Spell of the Sensuous 89%
The alphabet didn't just capture speech. It taught us the natural world had nothing to say.
by David Abram 1996
4.17
5k+ ratings
🌀 Phenomenology🌍 Environmental Philosophy🦊 Animism👁️ Embodied Perception🌿 Deep Ecology
Eight Master Lessons of Nature
by Gary Ferguson • 2019
The trees, wolves, and elephants already solved your biggest problems. Eight lessons they can teach.
4.12
1k+
🍃 Nature Writing🔬 Biomimicry🌍 Deep Ecology🔄 Systems Thinking🌿 Biophilia
Eight Master Lessons of Nature Summary
Eight Master Lessons of Nature 89%
The trees, wolves, and elephants already solved your biggest problems. Eight lessons they can teach.
by Gary Ferguson 2019
4.12
1k+ ratings
🍃 Nature Writing🔬 Biomimicry🌍 Deep Ecology🔄 Systems Thinking🌿 Biophilia
Ethics for the New Millennium
by Dalai Lama XIV • 1999
Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.
4.08
5k+
⚖️ Secular Ethics🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue❤️ Compassion Cultivation🧘 Inner Peace🌪️ Destructive Emotions
Ethics for the New Millennium Summary
Ethics for the New Millennium 89%
Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.
by Dalai Lama XIV 1999
4.08
5k+ ratings
⚖️ Secular Ethics🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue❤️ Compassion Cultivation🧘 Inner Peace🌪️ Destructive Emotions
Being Peace
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1987
Peace isn't signed; it's breathed. A Zen master on why inner calm must come first.
4.32
15k+
☸️ Engaged Buddhism🧘 Zen Practice🌻 Everyday Mindfulness💬 Compassionate Communication🪷 Non-Attachment
Being Peace Summary
Being Peace 89%
Peace isn't signed; it's breathed. A Zen master on why inner calm must come first.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1987
4.32
15k+ ratings
☸️ Engaged Buddhism🧘 Zen Practice🌻 Everyday Mindfulness💬 Compassionate Communication🪷 Non-Attachment
No. More. Plastic.
by Martin Dorey • 2018
Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.
3.99
2k+
🧴 Plastic Pollution♻️ Zero Waste Living✊ Everyday Activism🛒 Ethical Consumerism🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle
No. More. Plastic. Summary
No. More. Plastic. 89%
Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.
by Martin Dorey 2018
3.99
2k+ ratings
🧴 Plastic Pollution♻️ Zero Waste Living✊ Everyday Activism🛒 Ethical Consumerism🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle
The Zero Waste Solution
by Paul Connett • 2013
A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.
3.92
78
🗑️ Waste Reduction🔄 Circular Economy🌱 Composting⚖️ Environmental Justice🏭 Industrial Ecology
The Zero Waste Solution Summary
The Zero Waste Solution 89%
A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.
by Paul Connett 2013
3.92
78 ratings
🗑️ Waste Reduction🔄 Circular Economy🌱 Composting⚖️ Environmental Justice🏭 Industrial Ecology
Blessed Unrest
by Paul Hawken • 2007
A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.
3.94
2k+
🌍 Environmental Activism⚖️ Climate Justice🌱 Grassroots Movements🕸️ Decentralized Networks🔄 Systems Thinking
Blessed Unrest Summary
Blessed Unrest 89%
A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.
by Paul Hawken 2007
3.94
2k+ ratings
🌍 Environmental Activism⚖️ Climate Justice🌱 Grassroots Movements🕸️ Decentralized Networks🔄 Systems Thinking
Soil Not Oil
by Vandana Shiva • 2008
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
4.08
535
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty🌱 Organic Farming🌿 Seed Saving
Soil Not Oil Summary
Soil Not Oil 89%
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
by Vandana Shiva 2008
4.08
535 ratings
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty🌱 Organic Farming🌿 Seed Saving
7 Secrets from Hindu Calender Art
by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2011
The gods on Indian walls are a visual code. Read the symbols, unlock the philosophy.
3.72
510
🎨 Hindu Iconography🔍 Decoding Mythology🕉️ Hindu Philosophy🌸 Divine Feminine🔄 Cyclical Time
7 Secrets from Hindu Calender Art Summary
7 Secrets from Hindu Calender Art 89%
The gods on Indian walls are a visual code. Read the symbols, unlock the philosophy.
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011
3.72
510 ratings
🎨 Hindu Iconography🔍 Decoding Mythology🕉️ Hindu Philosophy🌸 Divine Feminine🔄 Cyclical Time
Give a Sh*t
by Ashlee Piper • 2018
Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.
4.15
972
🌱 Sustainable Living🛒 Conscious Consumption🥬 Plant-Based Eating♻️ Low-Waste Living🌍 Climate Action
Give a Sh*t Summary
Give a Sh*t 89%
Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.
by Ashlee Piper 2018
4.15
972 ratings
🌱 Sustainable Living🛒 Conscious Consumption🥬 Plant-Based Eating♻️ Low-Waste Living🌍 Climate Action
Small is Beautiful
by Ernst F. Schumacher • 1973
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
4.09
7k+
🌱 Ecological Economics🔧 Human-Scale Technology🛠️ Work And Meaning📏 Limits To Growth⚖️ Ethical Economics
Small is Beautiful Summary
Small is Beautiful 89%
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
by Ernst F. Schumacher 1973
4.09
7k+ ratings
🌱 Ecological Economics🔧 Human-Scale Technology🛠️ Work And Meaning📏 Limits To Growth⚖️ Ethical Economics
The Book of Nature
by Barbara Mahany • 2023
Nature, God's first testament, written in birds and seasons. No translation needed, only attention.
4.26
100
🌿 Nature Spirituality✝️ Christian Mysticism🧘 Contemplative Practice🌍 Panentheism💔 Ecological Grief
The Book of Nature Summary
The Book of Nature 89%
Nature, God's first testament, written in birds and seasons. No translation needed, only attention.
by Barbara Mahany 2023
4.26
100 ratings
🌿 Nature Spirituality✝️ Christian Mysticism🧘 Contemplative Practice🌍 Panentheism💔 Ecological Grief
Sowing Seeds in the Desert
by Masanobu Fukuoka • 2012
Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.
4.34
724
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Permaculture Philosophy🌱 Ecological Restoration🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture🧘 Nature Spirituality
Sowing Seeds in the Desert Summary
Sowing Seeds in the Desert 89%
Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.
by Masanobu Fukuoka 2012
4.34
724 ratings
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Permaculture Philosophy🌱 Ecological Restoration🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture🧘 Nature Spirituality
Secular Buddhism
by Stephen Batchelor • 2017
Buddhism without rebirth or ritual: four practical tasks for flourishing in this life, right now.
3.88
289
🧘 Secular Buddhism🤔 Agnostic Spirituality🛠️ Practice Over Belief📜 Historical Buddha🌌 Everyday Awe
Secular Buddhism Summary
Secular Buddhism 89%
Buddhism without rebirth or ritual: four practical tasks for flourishing in this life, right now.
by Stephen Batchelor 2017
3.88
289 ratings
🧘 Secular Buddhism🤔 Agnostic Spirituality🛠️ Practice Over Belief📜 Historical Buddha🌌 Everyday Awe
The Minimalist Vegan
by Michael Ofei • 2017
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
3.70
267
🥬 Plant-Based Living🏠 Simple Living🐾 Animal Ethics🧹 Decluttering🛒 Consumerism Critique
The Minimalist Vegan Summary
The Minimalist Vegan 89%
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
by Michael Ofei 2017
3.70
267 ratings
🥬 Plant-Based Living🏠 Simple Living🐾 Animal Ethics🧹 Decluttering🛒 Consumerism Critique
Our Angry Earth
by Isaac Asimov • 1991
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
3.71
126
🌍 Environmental Crises🌡️ Climate Science🏭 Pollution🌳 Habitat Loss☀️ Renewable Energy
Our Angry Earth Summary
Our Angry Earth 89%
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
by Isaac Asimov 1991
3.71
126 ratings
🌍 Environmental Crises🌡️ Climate Science🏭 Pollution🌳 Habitat Loss☀️ Renewable Energy
Chanakya Neeti
by B.K. Chaturvedi • 2009
Ancient Indian wisdom on self-mastery: control desire, choose company wisely, let karma work.
3.74
670
🏛️ Ancient Wisdom🕉️ Hindu Philosophy🔁 Karma🧘 Self-Mastery⚖️ Ethical Living
Chanakya Neeti Summary
Chanakya Neeti 89%
Ancient Indian wisdom on self-mastery: control desire, choose company wisely, let karma work.
by B.K. Chaturvedi 2009
3.74
670 ratings
🏛️ Ancient Wisdom🕉️ Hindu Philosophy🔁 Karma🧘 Self-Mastery⚖️ Ethical Living
Buddhism for Beginners
by Thubten Chodron • 2001
Ending suffering is a skill. Here is the training manual: no dogma, just method.
3.80
4k+
📖 Buddhist Fundamentals🧠 Buddhist Philosophy🧘 Meditation Practice⚖️ Buddhist Ethics🌱 Practical Spirituality
Buddhism for Beginners Summary
Buddhism for Beginners 89%
Ending suffering is a skill. Here is the training manual: no dogma, just method.
by Thubten Chodron 2001
3.80
4k+ ratings
📖 Buddhist Fundamentals🧠 Buddhist Philosophy🧘 Meditation Practice⚖️ Buddhist Ethics🌱 Practical Spirituality
My Gita
by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2015
Forget righteousness. The Gita's central demand is empathy, and its entire architecture supports it.
3.98
8k+
🕉️ Bhagavad Gita📜 Indian Philosophy🧘 Yoga Philosophy🪷 Detached Action🧠 Spiritual Psychology
My Gita Summary
My Gita 89%
Forget righteousness. The Gita's central demand is empathy, and its entire architecture supports it.
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2015
3.98
8k+ ratings
🕉️ Bhagavad Gita📜 Indian Philosophy🧘 Yoga Philosophy🪷 Detached Action🧠 Spiritual Psychology
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony
by Bhikkhu Bodhi • 2016
The Buddha's social teachings on anger, speech, and justice, collected from the original discourses.
4.48
139
🪷 Buddhist Ethics📜 Early Buddhism📚 Scriptural Anthology🕊️ Conflict Resolution💢 Anger Management
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony Summary
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony 89%
The Buddha's social teachings on anger, speech, and justice, collected from the original discourses.
by Bhikkhu Bodhi 2016
4.48
139 ratings
🪷 Buddhist Ethics📜 Early Buddhism📚 Scriptural Anthology🕊️ Conflict Resolution💢 Anger Management
The World Peace Diet
by Will Tuttle • 2005
Every war, every famine, every cage starts with the same unrecognized ritual: your dinner.
4.23
1k+
🥦 Vegan Philosophy🍽️ Food Ethics🌍 Spiritual Ecology☮️ Ahimsa🏭 Factory Farming
The World Peace Diet Summary
The World Peace Diet 89%
Every war, every famine, every cage starts with the same unrecognized ritual: your dinner.
by Will Tuttle 2005
4.23
1k+ ratings
🥦 Vegan Philosophy🍽️ Food Ethics🌍 Spiritual Ecology☮️ Ahimsa🏭 Factory Farming
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