Discussion on "Spirituality & the Environment" at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, USA on May 9, 2013
04:07 min
CLEAR ALL
“Yes, it looks bleak," says Joanna Macy. "But you are still alive now. You are alive with all the others, in this present moment. And because the truth is speaking in the work, it unlocks the heart."
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