Sacred Seed

Vandana Shiva

• Publisher: The Golden Sufi Center
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781890350635
• eBook ISBN: 9781890350666
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literary Essays
• Index: Literature

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. The book includes contributions from His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, H. H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Swami Veda Bharati, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Chief Tamale Bwoya, Blu Greenberg, and others.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Dedication
• Foreword Dena Merriam: 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
• The 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
• The Seed of Love: Pir Zia Inayat-Khan
• A Little Seed of Awakening: Acharya Judy Lief
• Seed of Wisdom: Swami Atmarupananda
• A Haudenosaunee Reflection on “Seed: The Power of Life”: Dr. Dan Longboat, Roronhiakewen (He Clears the Sky)
• The Sacred Bond: Sobonfu Somé
• The Sacred Mystery of Physis: Honoring Seed in Ancient Greece: Christoph Quarch, PhD
• The 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 Heart 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
• The DNA of Our SOUL Cannot Be Genetically Modified!: Swami Omkarananda
• The Power and Importance of the Seed: The Heritage of Nature’s Intelligence: Acharya David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri)
• The Interbreath of Life and the Seeds It Scatters ‘Round Our Planet: Rabbi Arthur Waskow
• The Rejuvenating Power of Seeds: Chief Tamale Bwoya
• Our Great Little Relatives—Seeds!: Rev. Doju Dinajara Freire
• The Seed and the Tao: Nan Lu, OMD
• The Parable of the Sower: Rev. Richard Cizik
• The Secret of the Seed: Sraddhalu Ranade
• Seeds Are the Transcendent Stuff of Life: Blu Greenberg
• The Stunted Seed: Teny Pirri-Simonian
• The Seed-ing of Consciousness, Seed-ing of the Heart: Tiokasin Ghosthorse
• Seeds and the Cosmic Seeding of Oneness: Sufi Rehman Muhaiyaddeen
• The Language of the Seed: Anat Vaughan-Lee
• Cosmic Ecology and Diversity: Lessons from the Vedas: Swamini Svatmavidyananda
• Contributor Biographies
• Photo Credits