Courage for the Road

“If there were ever a book that met the moment, it’s this one. Joanna Macy’s calm, wise, and unflinching wisdom provides courage in a particularly scary passage for our species. It is a great and precious gift.”
—Bill McKibben, author of Here Comes the Sun

“A voice from the depth of our interlinked world, Joanna Macy’s insights and guidance for how to activate our ecological self to alleviate the sufferings of the world is both timeless and timely. A practical and contemporary guide to the bodhisattva path.”
—Duncan Ryuken Williams, author of American Sutra

“I don’t remember if she ever used the term, but Joanna is the true godmother of ecodharma—along with the many other things she did! Her wonderful teachings are indispensable.”
—David Loy, author of Ecodharma

“Macy’s invitation to recognize that our bodies and minds overflow beyond the human into our wider ecologies manages to be both urgent and generous, calling on poetry and Buddhist wisdom to help us understand, integrate, and claim our dynamic responsibility for our extended ecological selves. Macy reminds us that the spirit and the body, the human and the more than human, are as symbiotic as the fungal and bacterial cells that weave together lichen and, on a larger scale, the diverse ecosystems that weave together the biosphere. A multi-species polyphony and clear call to action.”
—Sophie Strand, author of The Body Is a Doorway

Joanna Macy, PhD, (1929-2025) was a scholar of Buddhism, systems thinking, and deep ecology. She was a respected voice in movements for peace, justice, and ecology, and a globally known author, speaker, teacher, and activist. Her groundbreaking Work That Reconnects has influenced thousands of concerned citizens worldwide.

Stephanie Kaza, PhD, is professor emerita of environmental studies at the University of Vermont. She is the lead editor and compiler of the Joanna Macy festschrift, A Wild Love for the World (Shambhala, 2020). A leading voice in Buddhism and ecology, Kaza’s writing includes Green Buddhism and Conversations with Trees.

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