In Shodo Spring's new book Open Reality: Meeting the Polycrisis Together with All Beings, the question is asked "What if there was another way to live?"
For Buddhist teacher Shodo Spring, work on her new book started by addressing climate change, but there was soon a realization that global problems went beyond just the climate. "This book is for people who think we have a problem," says Spring. "The problem is in the way we think, and the purpose of the book is actually to encourage people to be more optimistic and to become willing to think different."
Having a background in Zen Buddhism has also played a large part in her perspective. "After a lifetime of trying to fix or control or sometimes complain about the way the world is... you just allow things to be the way they are," says Spring. "When you do that things are transformed and they start to change you. And when you let them change you, you become part of the family."
Shodo Spring will be in the Northland for several events in the coming days. On Friday, September 12th, Spring will be speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Duluth, on Saturday she'll be leading a one-day retreat, and on Sunday she'll be speaking and signing books at the Lake Superior Interfaith Community Church. A book signing at Fitger's is also in the works for Sunday afternoon.
For more information about Shodo Spring and the new book Open Reality, visit the Mountains and Water Alliance website. Details about Spring's book events and other travels can also be found online.
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