Braiding Sweetgrass
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In *Braiding Sweetgrass*, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learning to give our own gifts in return.
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I listened to this book on audible and I really enjoyed the content and the reader/author. I recommend to all my friends.
I loved this book, The combined wisdom of western science and Indigenous Teachings was a gem to read and understand in a non-complicated and very beautiful way. This book was a warm and fuzzy (I hope this makes sense) read and I highly recommend it!
How do you give a review on a book that you feel has so fundamentally changed you as a person? This book is a gorgeous tapestry of both scientific information and spiritual knowledge gained from the wonderful life and stories of Robin. I listened to the audiobook and getting to hear these words in her voice sparked something in me. Each page is a warm hug and a love letter to Mother Earth. I guarantee you will come out of it having learned something new and with a greater appreciation for life on our planet.
This book changes your relationship with the world around you, even if you already have a pretty unconventional relationship with the earth. If Kimmerer's insight on how Indigenous people viewed the world as something we are part of (as opposed to something that is simply there for our use) leaves you untouched, then you have a cold, dead heart! She seamlessly weaves scientific info into indigenous wisdom, in turn proving that older generations were in tune to plant wisdom way before science was.
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