Darrin Drda is a longtime practitioner and occasional instructor of Insight meditation, as well as a facilitator for the Awakening the Dreamer symposium, which promotes ecological sustainability, social justice, and spiritual fulfillment. He lives in San Francisco.
“In a brilliantly appropriate application of the Buddha’s fourfold
Truths, Darrin Drda provides a conceptual structure for perceiving
both the peril and promise of this planetary moment. He also shows
us how to play with this structure, climbing around on it with
uninhibited curiosity, and exploring ways to integrate the darkness
and the light, the failures and the hopes that taunt and lure this
evolving human animal. The book brings such a rich cargo of
companionable inquiry and inspiration, I want to see it in every
book bag and backpack. I love to think of the hands it will fall
into, the minds it will ignite, the hearts it will embolden, so
that this great adventure may continue!”
—Joanna Macy, PhD, author of World As Lover, World As Self
“With a warm and open writing style, and drawing from his extensive
knowledge of Buddhism and the ecological state of the planet,
Darrin Drda gives expression to some of the noble possibilities of
human consciousness. The Four Global Truths is destined to become
an essential part of the ongoing illumination of this wild,
groping, confused, but ultimately beautiful human species.”
—Brian Swimme, professor of Cosmology, California Institute of
Integral Studies
“In his remarkable new book, The Four Global Truths, author Darrin
Drda potently examines the challenging situation that humanity has
created for itself at this time in history, a perspective that is
greatly enriched by his accessible understanding of cosmology,
ecology, philosophy, and cultural history. This book allows us to
see that humanity's current condition is in fact, a larger-scale
manifestation of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and that the Buddha
knew that we are in a dream of attachment, and that we need to wake
up and free ourselves from this dream that is robbing us of our
true capacity as human beings. Fortunately, the Buddha offered a
path to liberation, one that is now possible for humanity as well.
This magnificent book powerfully invites us to choose that
path.”
—Lynne Twist, author of The Soul of Money and cofounder of The
Pachamama Alliance
“Informed by leading-edge consciousness studies and new paradigm
thinking, The Four Global Truths is a creative re-visioning of
dharma for the planetary era. Packing the pages with fascinating
details, Drda nevertheless keeps his eye (and heart) on the Big
Picture. He helps us see the grand lines of our collective
evolution, uncovering the path that has led to our troubled
present, and illuminating a possible, but by no means certain, way
forward.”
—Sean Kelly, author of Coming Home: The Birth and Transformation of
the Planetary Era
“In a style at once urgent, witty, and poignant, The Four Global
Truths gives us a fresh, insightful, and nuanced polemic on global
turmoil and its transformation. Darrin Drda has done us a great
service by bringing together the best in consciousness studies and
fresh perspectives on ancient Buddhist insights. This is a treasure
mine of information and resources for changing the status
quo—highly recommended.”
—Steven Goodman, professor of Asian and Comparative Studies,
California Institute of Integral Studies
“The Four Global Truths is a unique take on the central questions
that face humanity at this moment. Fusing ancient Buddhist teaching
and contemporary ecology, Drda uses the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths
as a model for addressing the crisis of modernity.
“Working from the assumption that the solution
to myriad problems, particularly the ecological crisis, requires a
new worldview, Drda uses Buddhist teaching to work toward a new way
of relating to the world. The genius of his work is that he takes
teachings largely understood in terms of individual process and
applies them to the entire planet. Drda's creative process is
revelatory: the solution is found in the integration of the
personal and the global, the removal of barriers between our
isolated, individualistic selves and the planet as a whole.
“Perhaps most impressive is Drda's ability to
discuss extraordinarily complex subject matter in an accessible,
clear, and inviting tone. Whether one is interested in learning a
modern take on Buddhist practice or addressing some of the world’s
most severe crises, The Four Global Truths is highly
recommended.”
—Theodore Richards, founder of the Chicago Wisdom Project and
author of Cosmosophia: Cosmology, Mysticism, and the Birth of a New
Myth
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