Jump to praise from Jean Houston, Rick Hanson, Joan Blades, Andrew Harvey, Ken Wilber, Roger Walsh, Diane Musho Hamilton, ClaireZammit, Steve McIntosh, Jeremy Lent, Dustin DiPerna, Stephen Dinan, Michael Dowd, Connie Buffalo, Jeff Salzman, Craig Hamilton, Josh Baran, Marilyn Hamilton, Stanley Krippner, Olen Gunnlaugson, Miranda Macpherson, Emerson Allen Joslyn, J. Manuel Herrera, Thomas Hübl, Anodea Judith or Bill Kauth
“In this profound study, Patten brings a wealth of integral thinking to a seminal perspective on human and cultural development. The genius of this work lies in the author’s own deep knowledge of inner practices (Integral Cross Training) that offer a synergy of body, mind and spiritual practices which, together, evolves the human condition and elevates one’s ways of being and working in the world.
What we have here is possibly the finest example of the making of the possible human and with this, the development of a possible world.”
—Jean Houston, Ph.D., Chancellor, Meridian University, author, A Passion for the Possible
“With his characteristic brilliance, Terry Patten has woven together strands from evolutionary neuroscience, deep ecology, integral theory, and spiritual wisdom to offer a practical path forward out of humanity’s current morass. Written with great gusto and clarity, this book shows us how to integrate personal and political practice, transforming both our lives and our world. Fascinating, fast-moving, and heartfelt, this book is a gem.”
—Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
“Terry Patten clarifies how our wicked problems require us to grow, personally and collectively—showing how our political and ecological problems are also personal and interpersonal. He helps us in going beyond debate, one-upsmanship and other non-communication, to connect courageously and deeply with one another in community, to talk and listen in new ways. He’s right on the mark—we must reknit our social fabric and work together—our collective future requires it.”
—Joan Blades, cofounder of MoveOn.org and Living Room Conversations
“In a stunning marriage of wild heart and cool mind, Terry Patten turns the black diamond of our global darkness to illuminate our hearts, hone our wills for selfless service, and resplendently deepen our commitment to enact our divine identity and its joy, whatever happens. This is a major work of pioneering originality accomplished with great intellectual grace and profound sacred passion.”
—Andrew Harvey, Author -The Hope – A Guide to Sacred Activism (from the Foreword)
“Terry Patten’s superb new book, A New Republic of the Heart, is a terrific, exciting, sane, and enlightening look at more truly integral approaches to activism. It cuts across partial and narrow categories of typical activism to present a more genuinely comprehensive and embracing form, drawing on the whole person to help bring forth a truly whole world. It represents a social activism that is certainly social, but also personal, emotional, spiritual, ecological, relational, and that stems from, and points toward, the very leading-edge of evolution itself. Highly recommended!”
—Ken Wilber, author of The Integral Vision and Grace and Grit
“In a world of exploding crises, we are all called to contribute. But how do we find our unique contributions, and how do we make them most effectively, and bring out the best in us and all those whose lives we touch? These are among the most crucial questions of our time, and Terry Patten beautifully elicits the wisdom within us with which we can find our answers.”
—Roger Walsh MD, Ph.D., University of California, author of Essential Spirituality: The Seven Central Practices
“Like all true spiritual guides, Terry Patten shows us how to open our hearts and respond to this suffering world. His book is thoughtful, careful, and joyful.”
—Diane Musho Hamilton Sensei, author The Zen of You and Me, Everything is Workable
“We all know that humanity is at a critical turning point—and my friend Terry Patten’s groundbreaking book A New Republic of the Heart is THE manual for all who want to meet this moment as the historical call to action that it is. Combining brilliant social commentary along with a step-by-step blueprint for catalyzing whole-system change from the inside out, Terry shows us the way to rise into our personal and collective destiny. I’ve recommended this book as a must-read for all the women in my Feminine Power community who want to lead, serve, influence and impact the world at the highest level.”
—Claire Zammit, Ph.D. Founder, FemininePower.com
“In A New Republic of the Heart, Terry Patten combines his brilliant mind and deeply compassionate heart to demonstrate a path to awakened activism. Terry shows how taking an integral perspective can uplift and inspire us to behold our most dramatically positive possibilities, even in the face of our looming environmental crisis. This important book connects pragmatic practices for individual activism with a visionary blueprint for a broad transformation of human civilization—the better world we know is possible.
Reading this book will show you how to become the change you want to see.”
—Steve McIntosh, President of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, and author of The Presence of the Infinite
“With deep caring and illuminating insights, Patten unfolds an integrative analysis of our impending crisis of civilization, offering a valuable handbook for those trying to make sense of what’s happening and—most importantly—what they can do about it. Even those of us who don’t subscribe to integral theory can benefit greatly from Patten’s investigation of an ‘activist spirituality,’ his recognition of political engagement as love in action, and his astute explanation of how we can become effective agents of change through self-transforming communities.”
—Jeremy Lent, author of The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning
“This book is a precious treasure. A lifetime’s worth of spiritual practice radiates through every paragraph. With a rare combination of spiritual depth and razor sharp intellect, Terry weaves together social justice, environmentalism, and a sober look at today’s multifaceted crises into a true marriage of spirit and action. When we come to know Reality as a single gesture, already perfect, there is absolutely nothing to do. And yet, we act, we love, and we serve. May we all come to know and inhabit this new republic of the heart.”
—Dustin DiPerna, author of Streams of Wisdom
“Patten marries brilliant big-picture analysis and heartfelt soul practices to chart an evolutionary path forward for humanity that accelerates our spiritual growth and awakens our deepest service. Just the medicine we need!”
—Stephen Dinan, CEO, The Shift Network; author, Sacred America, Sacred World
“In a time when too many of us are closing our eyes and ears to reality, Terry Patten has braved the harrowing passage necessary to grapple deeply and authentically with our ecological predicament, and why we keep making it worse. Our approaches are different, but this book is the passionate testament of a true brother in the central struggle of our lifetimes. It deserves a wide readership.”
—Michael Dowd, author of Thank God for Evolution, and host of “The Future Is Calling Us to Greatness”
“A New Republic of the Heart boldly moves beyond the rhetoric of fearful predictions and glib answers to the problems that our facing our world today. Terry Patten provides practical imperatives for gathering our collective strength, intelligence and spirit into powerful strategies that can change the course of our future. Each page is filled with insights and recommendations that have personal, community and global significance. Patten offers practical solutions that transform crisis into opportunity and urgency into meaningful, conscious action. A must-read for those who know that together we can be catalysts of change, and pioneers of heart and soul based alternatives.”
—Connie Buffalo, Anishinaabekwe, President, Renaissance Project Int’l
“Piece by piece, Terry Patten dismantles our comfortable, well-trod positions on the global future. He invites us into a bigger space, one that includes all positions yet transcends position-holding. From here we have access to not just facts but wisdom, we are able to accommodate more of what wants to be seen and felt, and we can act in a way that brings into being a healthier, more sacred world.”
—Jeff Salzman, The Daily Evolver
“Confronting the myriad challenges facing us and our planet is a delicate endeavor. With radical honesty, we must walk what often seems like a razor’s edge between naive techno-optimism on one hand and paralyzing doomsdayism on the other. I can think of no better guide on this path than Terry Patten. With a courageous heart and a nuanced, integral perspective, he invites us to step with both feet into the center of this complex terrain and then hands us an empowering map for not only finding our way through it, but truly being part of the solution.”
—Craig Hamilton, Founder, Integral Enlightenment
“Terry Patten rightly points out that we are approaching a moment of truth. At times like these, we need sane visionaries. Terry is one of a rare breed of modern wise guides. It is easy to get overwhelmed or depressed, every morning when we glance at our news feeds, so antidotes and insights that reinvigorate our inner knowing are essential. In A New Republic of the Heart, Terry shares with us the fruit of his decades of intense inner work&emdash;a new toolkit for ‘a whole system change.’ As he says, ‘We can wake up together into responsibility instead of sleepwalking into apocalypse.’ Let’s hope so and may this book become a well-used roadmap to transformation.”
—Josh Baran, author The Tao of Now
“A New Republic of the Heart is a potent revolutionary guide for 21st century activists. Expect to be inspired by a clear vision, and a call to coalesce innovators, ecologists, and evolutionaries, and awaken their heart intelligence. As a new republic of the heart emerges in many human hives, it may catalyze Gaia’s next natural governance system.”
—Marilyn Hamilton, PhD, author of Integral City, founder of Integral City Meshworks
“A New Republic of the Heart should be required reading for all humans over the age of 16. Patten’s wise words speak loud and clear in this extremely timely and necessary wake-up call, with a mostly positive message of ‘radical hope.’”
—Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., Saybrook University, co-author of Personal Mythology
“Centralizing the call to activism in the deeper regions of the sacred heart, Terry Patten’s book unearths a practical wisdom that unites the causes of the world with the deeper causes of our being. A New Republic of the Heart extends both frontiers of activism and consciousness, serving humanity collectively with helpful insight into what is needed currently and in the years ahead.”
—Olen Gunnlaugson, The Intersubjective Turn, Contemplative Learning and Inquiry Across Disciplines
“In A New Republic of the Heart, Terry Patten calls us to a much needed inquiry: How can we face the complex and often unsettling challenges of our times with an open heart that does not collapse or get hysterical, but truly responds from love and wisdom? With extraordinary eloquence, Terry integrates integral theory, social commentary and most impressive of all — true humanity, laying out a new path for how spiritual practice could not just come fully online in our hearts, but deeper into our world. May this groundbreaking book help you navigate changing times with grace.”
—Miranda Macpherson, author of Boundless Love
“My cousin Terry has undertaken a task of astonishing breadth and depth, with no less goal than the reclamation of our future. Our shared ancestry dates to the times of the great Puritan migration. Terry took a path that led him into Eastern mysticism, new age spirituality and political activism, while my life’s journey has led me to what seems like the opposite pole—evangelical Christianity and social conservatism.
As I read the pages of A New Republic of the Heart, I am repeatedly surprised by the deeper truths about which we agree. These include the belief that this is indeed a defining moment for humanity, and that the solution, while seemingly beyond reach, is in fact both close and personal; That we have within us the potential to be and to do far more than we ever previously imagined; That the necessary change begins within the very heart and soul of every person—from the bottom up, so to speak; That the times call for a kind of mindfulness and intentionality that humankind has never collectively achieved in the past; That as we turn inwardly to tap our true human potential, we must also turn outward in a spirit of tireless and selfless servanthood; And that, just as importantly, we must urgently resume the Great Dialogue of civilization in a way that will lift us beyond the boundaries of our sectarian and political differences toward the embrace of a better future for our endangered world.
Whatever your party or religion, read this book, and for the sake of everything that is true, good and beautiful, let’s talk about it—together.”
—Emerson Allen Joslyn, MD, High Point, North Carolina
“The depth of this book is astounding. A New Republic of the Heart is for people who are drawn to thinking deeply, feeling fully, and acting boldly on behalf of the planet and all life. Terry Patten’s labors have produced a compendium of knowledge and wisdom that is startling for its vision of emergent possibilities in our era. I love this nugget for how to help heal the world: ‘Follow your heartbreak and your genius with your friends.'”
—J. Manuel Herrera, Silicon Valley elected official
“Terry Patten is a passionate deep practitioner who applies the wisdom embodied in our traditions. He has followed his deep inner calling as inseparable from the calling to contribute to the health of our burning world. The world is changing now, rapidly and radically. He imparts a challenging insight to us all—helping us feel and understand how the world is calling us to transform our interior lives as well as our behaviors relating to our immediate urgent evolutionary challenges. A New Republic of the Heart communicates the evolutionary activism it takes to walk paths that really lead to the answers we need.”
—Thomas Hübl, international teacher of practical mystical competence and founder of the Academy of Inner Science
“Without mincing words about what humanity is facing, this guide to spiritual activism gives direction for a sane and sustainable, heart-based paradigm. This wise and thoughtful probing of the deeper questions that frame today’s issues becomes a much needed key to understanding our evolutionary challenges and the awakening that’s necessary.”
—Anodea Judith, Ph.D, The Global Heart Awakens; Eastern Body, Western Mind
“Leading with his own heart, Terry Patten fully faces our global predicament as he gently guides us to find a personal and tribal place to stand as we ascertain what’s ours to do.”
—Bill Kauth, co-founder of the ManKind Project, co-author We Need Each Other
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