Sacred seed

Sacred seed

Book - 2014

Inspired by physicist and environmental leader Dr. Vandana Shiva, this collection of essays draw on the wisdom of ancient and modern traditions to remind readers of the profound sacredness of the seed--how in its purity, it is the source and renewal of all of life. For centuries the planting of the seed in the earth not only nourished humanity, but also symbolized the mystery of life and the journey of the soul. Yet, modern culture has begun to lose an appreciation of the primal meaning of the seed. Tenderly created from original writings of mystics, shamans, monastics, and priests, and featuring vibrant photos, this book bears witness that the Earth is alive, and establishes that only by working together with the earth--with its wonder and... mystery--can we help in its healing and regeneration and once again bring meaning back into the world.

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Subjects
Transgenic plants > Moral and ethical aspects.
Seeds > Patents.
Seeds > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Published
Point Reyes, California : The Golden Sufi Center Publishing 2014.
Language
English
Other Authors
Vandana Shiva (writer of introduction), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, 1940- (-)
Physical Description
iii, 119 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
ISBN
9781890350635
  • Foreword / Dena Meriam, founder and convener, Global Peace Initiative of Women
  • Introduction / Dr. Vandana Shiva
  • Sacred seed, the Orthodox Christian tradition / His All Holiness, Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
  • Seed of compassion / His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
  • Seeds of a new humanity / Sister Joan Chittister, OSB
  • Seeds and the story of the soul / Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
  • Seed as the cosmic principle / Swami Veda Bharati
  • Seeds of promise / Rabbi Rami Shapiro
  • Seed of love / Pir Zia Inayat-Khan
  • Little seed of awakening / Acharya Judy Lief
  • Seed of wisdom / Swami Atmarupananda
  • Haudenosaunee reflection on "Seed : the power of life" / Dan Longboat, Roronhiakewen (He Clears the Sky)
  • Sacred bond / Sobonfu Somé
  • Sacred mystery of Physis : honoring seed in ancient Greece / Christoph Quarch, PhD
  • Seed, the source / Sister Jayanti
  • Seeds of the spirit : a call to spiritual action for Mother Earth, a Haudenosaunee reflection / Kahontakwas Diane Longboat
  • Seeds and the sacred / Mary Ann Burris
  • There is no life without a seed and there is no seed without a life / Venerable Bhante Buddharakkhita
  • Listening to the hidden hearts of seeds / Angela Fischer
  • And the last shall be first / Poverty Initiative at Union Theological Seminary, NYC ; Shailly Barnes, Adam Barnes, Rev. Liz Theoharis and Rev. Kathy Maskell
  • Seeds and the miracle of life / Aliaa Rafea, PhD
  • DNA of our soul cannot be genetically modified! / Swami Omkarananda
  • Power and importance of the seed : the heritage of nature's intelligence / Acharya David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri)
  • Interbreath of life and the seeds it scatters 'round our planet / Rabbi Arthur Waskow
  • Rejuvenating power of seeds / Chief Tamale Bwonya
  • Our great little relatives, seeds! / Rev. Doju Dinajara Freire
  • Seed and the Tao / Nan Lu, OMD
  • Parable of the sower / Rev. Richard Cizik
  • Secret of the seed / Sraddhalu Ranade
  • Seeds are the transcendent stuff of life / Blu Greenberg
  • Stunted seed / Teny Pirri-Simonian
  • Seed-ing of consciousness, seed-ing of the heart / Tiokasin Ghosthorse
  • Seeds and the cosmic seeding of oneness / Sufi Rehman Muhaiyaddeen
  • Language of the seed / Anat Vaughan-Lee
  • Cosmic ecology and diversity : lessons from the Vedas / Swamini Svatmavidyananda.
Review by Booklist Review

The seed is elemental, the very source of life. Farmers have always saved and planted seeds, our most essential treasures. But in the age of monoculture agribusiness and genetically modified organisms, corporations have devised patented seeds that do not reproduce. Seeds as sterile as plastic pellets. Technology without wisdom is deadly, writes physicist turned pioneering environmental-activist Shiva, and furthermore: Whatever happens to seeds affects the web of life. Shiva's succinct scientific explanation of the drastic consequences of suicide seeds is followed by brief, eloquent, and exalted essays by 33 spiritual teachers of diverse backgrounds, including Judaism, Christianity, Native American traditions, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sufism. Each contributor offers a different perspective on why and how the seed and its promise of renewed life have always been held sacred the world over, a fundamental understanding we must revitalize. This interfaith chorus calls for the preservation of living seeds and biodiversity, and the liberation of nature from the killing grip of corporate control. Beautifully conceived, written, and illustrated, this book of spirit and truth reminds us to cherish and protect life.--Seaman, Donna Copyright 2014 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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