Love Letter to the Earth is Thich Nhat Hanh’s passionate
appeal for ecological mindfulness and the strengthening of our
relationship to the Earth. While many experts point to the enormous
complexity in addressing issues ranging from the destruction of
ecosystems to the loss of millions of species, Thich Nhat Hanh
identifies one key issue as having the potential to create a tipping
point. He believes that we need to move beyond the concept of the
"environment," as it leads people to experience themselves
and Earth as two separate entities and to see the planet only in
terms of what it can do for them. Thich Nhat Hanh points to the lack
of meaning and connection in peoples' lives as being the cause of our
addiction to consumerism. He deems it vital that we recognize and
respond to the stress we are putting on the Earth if civilization is
to survive. Rejecting the conventional economic approach, Nhat Hanh
shows that mindfulness and a spiritual revolution are needed to
protect nature and limit climate change.