Divine Nature: A Spiritual Perspective on the Environmental Crisis

Understanding the root of contemporary issues and the true solutions is a requisite for real advancement for humanity. No problem can be solved by the same consciousness that created it. You need a different consciousness. This book will help you put things in proper perspective. This knowledge to see things from a different consciousness (that has been time-tested/proven) will help you in all lines of life. For the good of humanity and Earth, I think this book should be taught in all schools / universities. This is a powerful, practical and concise book and highly recommended.

The authors approach the issue of environmental crisis from the Krishna consciousness point of view. The authors are part of ISKCON movement. The book should interest any one concerned about environmental crisis even if he is not interested in ISKCON movement. The part one introduces in a concise manner the nature of crisis in all contexts : water pollution, soil loss, acid rain etc. The second part discusses the case of meat eating. It looks at the issue primarily from ecological point of view. Third part is the key argument of the book. It identifies that all attempts to solve the crisis based on materialistic perspective, are bound to fail and it advocates the spiritual approach. It identifies the problem of sense-gratification as the root cause. Seeking nonmaterial happiness is the only solution. Fourth chapter identifies that modern science led to the crisis. To some extent, Capra and others have also argued like this. But this chapter is weak in detail. The later chapters delve into how ISKCON can offer the solution to the crisis. Discussions on Bhagavat-Gita is followed by discussion on karma and meat eating. Last chapter give details about various rural communities of ISKCON. There are short biographies of various people working in this direction. The book is well written. The layout is good. The number of pages is just 95. The book has index and bibliography. Ideal book for a gift.