A Future We Can Love: How We Can Reverse the Climate Crisis with the Power of Our Hearts and Minds

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Wisdom and guidance to face the climate emergency from the most influential spiritual and environmental leaders of our time. When the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg spoke for the first time in January 2021, millions of people around the world took notice. "It is encouraging to see how you have opened the eyes of the world to the urgency to protect our planet, our only home," the Dalai Lama wrote to Greta before their meeting. A Future We Can Love shares the words of these two great figures, generations apart, bringing them into dialogue with cutting-edge climate scientists, activists, and spiritual leaders to start a world-changing conversation. Readers embark on a four-part journey toward active hope in the face of the climate crisis- from knowledge of climate science through the capacity for change, to the will that is needed and the actions we can take. The book will help you- use interdependence as a lens for understanding both the climate crisis and its solutions clarify why feedback loops leave us no time to wait on climate action metabolize climate anxiety, grief, or burnout into useful energy develop your own rituals and practices for connecting to Earth and renewing hope overcome common obstacles to speaking and acting clearly on behalf of the human and wild communities most affected by the climate crisis

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This rare and potent blending of voices highlights Greta Thunberg and the Dalai Lama as they share deep wisdom and true inspiration for our times. Their plea goes right to the heart: Out of love for life, please act on behalf of our precious planet. Its not too late!Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion

"The crisis with our planet can feel overwhelming, which is why I am so grateful for this remarkable book. Grounded in the conversation between the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg, with other valuable reflections added from various experts, the result is a resource that is deep, practical, and timely. Read this book, take notes, and then go and make a difference."The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church and author of Love is the Way

"We are in a moment when very ancient wisdom and the latest science are converging on some difficult and important questions for our speciesand this conversation between young and old is a perfect example of how rich this moment can be!"Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

In A Future we Can Love Susan Bauer-Wu has created a captivating chorus of voices from key environmental thinkers articulating the dire realities and hopeful actions we can each take to stave off the climate crisis. Let's hope a future we can love becomes the future we might have.Daniel Goleman, coauthor of Why We Meditate and Altered Traits

Do we have the will, the capacity, and know the action to take to protect our earth from climate change Inspired by a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg, A Future We Can Love is a profound call to action. Rather than be an abstract or philosophical declaration, it provides tangible ideas to help support our earth for future generations.Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness

So many of us want to look away when it comes to this massive global problem. But this book pulls off the neat and crucial trick of bringing all of us into the conversation and giving us the tools to help out, without falling into the traps of resignation, avoidance, or denial.Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier and host of the 10% Happier Podcast

Enter and be entrained into an inspiring and illuminating conversation and inquiryone that our very lives, all of us and all life on Earth, depends on. May it lead to potent transformations inwardly and outwardly at all levels of scale.Jon Kabat-Zinn, Founder of MBSR; author of Coming to Our Senses and Full Catastrophe Living

A Future We Can Love is a profoundly moving personal reflection on the climate crisis. The book provides an unflinching overview of current science, then embraces a roadmap to solutions. How we shop, eat, and voteour climate values matter. Susan Bauer-Wu interviews world-renowned climate scientists and augments their sobering facts with a healing vision. She shows us how to navigate these challenging times with compassion and love. In a world of eco-anxiety, Bauer-Wus wisdom inspires respect for our planet and all living things, along with a much-needed sense of hope and possibility.Roberta Baskin, journalist and board member, One Earth Philanthropy

Never before have I seen the truths of our climate situation presented in such an intimate and vulnerable way. Susans conversation allows the worlds greatest scientists and spiritual leaders to become our personal guides. Together they give expression to our heartbreak, and together they describe the path back to hope . . . and to action. A must read!Philip Clayton, author of The New Possible; President, EcoCiv.org

Author Bio

SUSAN BAUER-WU, PhD, is an organizational leader, clinical scientist, and mindfulness teacher whose lifework has been dedicated to alleviating suffering and fostering well-being through contemplative wisdom. She is the president of the Mind & Life Institute and previously was the John Kluge professor of contemplative end-of-life care at the University of Virginia as well as the president of the Society for Integrative Oncology. She is an avid gardener and hiker who is nourished by trees and animals and awed by our reciprocal connection with nature. She is deeply committed to the care of our planet and to policies and personal actions that will ensure a future we can love for our children and grandchildren. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is also the author of Leaves Falling Gently.