About this ItemThe item is a book HardbackThe Author Name is Michael MD KearneyThe Title is Becoming Forest: A Story of Deep BelongingCondition NewOther CommentsPages Count - 176. Binding type - Hardcover. Content Language - English Category - FICTION / Nature & the EnvironmentFICTION / Visionary & MetaphysicalFICTION / BuddhistProduct Description -Becoming Forest openswith Aishlingathe young Irish woman at the heart of this storyaas she visitsher grandmother in California following her grandfatheras death. Aishling findsher grandfatheras journal and reads about a trip he made to India years ago tovisit the original Bodhi Tree, the place where the Buddha found enlightenment. AAt the end of the journal, she finds a letter addressed toher from her grandfather asking for her help passing along his message of adeepsecuritya to her generation as they deal with the climate crisis and theuncertain future ahead. Aishling goes to India to follow in her grandfatheraspath to find a way of responding to his request. There she meets and falls inlove with a young Buddhist monk, who is also on a quest. As they walk together alongthe roads of India, they gather unexpected and invaluable insights from eachother and come closer to the answers they both seek. AThirty years later, Aishlingas daughter Tara isvisiting her in Ireland. Tara is grieving the death of her father and also thedestruction of the forests from drought and fire. She is also searching for a wayto heal the burnout she and her friends are experiencing while working tocombat climate change. Becoming Forestweaves together threads of Native American and Celtic spirituality withBuddhist understanding and connection to the natural world, creating a tapestrywhich holds both the despair and awakening of AishlingWe Use Stock ImagesBecause we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item.
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