When Voluntary Simplicity was first published in 1981, it quickly became recognized as a powerful and visionary work in the emerging dialogue over sustainable ways of living. Nearly three decades later, as the planet's environmental stresses become more urgent than ever, Duane Elgin has revised and updated his revolutionary book.Voluntary Simplicity is not about living in poverty; it is about living with balance. This book illuminates the pattern of changes that a...

In this revised edition of Choosing Earth (February 2022), Duane Elgin describes how the world has transitioned into an epoch of profound change. Choosing Earth illuminates this pivotal period in our human collective journey from adolescence into early adulthood and beyond. Elgin explains how we are moving through a challenging and purposeful initiation, as he takes us through the horrors and heartbreaks of the decades ahead and describes this as a time of both initiation and opportunity. ...

Dans cette édition révisée de Choisir la Terre, Duane Elgin décrit la manière dont le monde entre dans une période de profonde transition qui ouvre la voie à trois avenirs très différents : l'extinction, l'autoritarisme ou la transformation. Tout en reconnaissant la possibilité très réelle de l'extinction et de l'autoritarisme, Choisir la Terre se projette un demi-siècle dans l'avenir pour explorer le voyage de l'humanité vers l'initiation et la transformation collectives, al...

By the bestselling author of Voluntary Simplicity (over 150,000 sold)'Ä¢ Brings together cutting-edge science and ancient spiritual wisdom to demonstrate that the universe is a living, sentient system and that we are an integral part of it'Ä¢ Explores the power of this new paradigm to move humanity toward a sustainable and promising futureScience has traditionally regarded the universe as mostly made up mostly of inert matter and empty space. At one time this point of ...

The sequel to Duane Elgin's bestselling classic Voluntary Simplicity, which changed the lives of thousands and was called the "bible" of the simplicity movement by the Wall Street Journal, Promise Ahead looks beneath the headlines to reveal the deeper currents now changing our lives.Elgin sees two powerful sets of trends converging in the coming decades. The first set he calls "adversity trends." These includeGlobal climate changes that threaten our food supply

A simpler life. In a shadow cast by the jarring beginning of the new millennium, simplicity has an undeniable appeal. Global conflicts, domestic security concerns, and a stalling economy can make keeping up with the Joneses feel like, at best, a misguided luxury. Now is not a time for excess; it is a time, it would seem, to focus on "what really matters." Thus the appeal of voluntary simplicity, a notion that combines the freedom of modernity with certain comforts and virtues of the past.

Faced with dwindling resources, mounting pollution and an exploding population, we are being challenged to come together as a whole family, a whole species, for the first time in human history. At the same time, however, our technology is creating the very means to accomplish this monumental task. This is just one of the vitally important perspectives on humanity's evolutionary journey that Duane Elgin discusses.

The author of the classic, bestselling book, "Voluntary Simplicity" (nearly 150,000 copies sold), shows how an exciting, new understanding of the nature of the universe has far-reaching implications for how we can better live our everyday lives, improve our communities, and meet the enormous challenges of our time.