Breathing In, Breathing Out: The Biological Foundation for Sustainable Economic and Social Life

摘要: The ecological crisis is a of relationship, and the way forward lies in building more reciprocity, respect, love into human relationships with each other rest nature. What needed great economy give-and-take which what takes balanced by gives out. Nature provides model for this reciprocity biological process breathing rhythm breath, found every life form as well larger community living beings participate, powerful decisions actions arena life. By copying humans can learn from wisdom nature's to revolutionize our one another larger-than-human world. I discuss economic modern world its devotion linear increase accumulation, or without limit, how profoundly pattern contradicts reciprocal offer historical examples economies among Northwest Coast Indians potlatch ceremony ancient Israelites Year Jubilee. then practices that emphasize breathing-out giving-back half breath cycle be practiced daily suggest activities any kind engage people giving back, such showing appreciation, extending care, pausing meditation, contribute directly sustainability because they address cycle, missing underexplored