![]() ![]() With three children in tow, Macy and her husband traveled with the Peace Corps to Africa, India, and Tibet, where her encounter with the Dalai Lama and Buddhism led to Macys life-long embrace of the religion and a deep commitment to the peace and environmental movements. A short-lived stint with the CIA exposed Macy first hand to the Cold Wars darkest threats: the construction of the hydrogen bomb and the building of the Berlin Wall. ![]() Macys formative years with an abusive father and oppressed mother set her on an irrevocable path of self-definition and independence. Macys autobiography reads like a novel as she relates her multi-faceted life experiences and reflects on how her marriage and family life enriched her service to the world. In this absorbing, and sometimes thrilling memoir, well-known eco-philosopher, Buddhist scholar, and deep ecology activist /teacher Joanna Macy recounts her adventures of mind and spirit in the key social movements of our era. ![]()
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