Toward A Way Of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly
Rich
A completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling 1981
classic
that was hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "bible" of the
simplicity movement, Voluntary Simplicity is not about living in
poverty
but living with balance. It is apparent the world is out of balance with
climate disruption, energy depletion, species extinction, and more. In our
time of growing urgency, life-ways of conscious simplicity offer a
realistic
foundation for a future of sustainable prosperity. The starting gun of
history has gone off and the race to discover sustainable and satisfying
ways
of living is the new frontier for the human community. Voluntary
Simplicity explores this frontier through the lives of hundreds of
persons and decades of research.
"A sustainable planet is not an unreachable goal. Elgin articulates an
operating manual of possibility and hope"
— Elizabeth Dowdeswell, former director,
United
Nations Environmental Program
"Offers a realistic pathway for a hopeful future that is interesting,
collaborative, artistic and creative."
— Edgar Mitchell, lunar astronaut, Apollo 14
author of The Way of the Explorer
"A manifesto for the only kind of future that promises sanity and the
possibility of contentment. Bread and wine for the spirit."
— Sam Keen, author of Faces of the
Enemy
About The Author
Duane is an author, visionary and speaker, who looks beneath the surface
for the deeper trends that are shaping our future. His seminal book
Voluntary Simplicity, first published in 1981. His other books
include The Living Universe, Promise Ahead, and Awakening
Earth. His article The Garden of Simplicity describe a range
of approaches to green living that are thriving in the world. The article
Voluntary Simplicity that he co-authored in 1977 helped launch the
modern simplicity movement. (We thank Duane for allowing us to reprint
those articles here on The Simple Living Network -- available on our Home
Page.)
