The Web of Meaning

A profound personal meditation on human existence and a tour-de-force weaving together of historic and contemporary thought on the deepest question of all: why are we here?
GABOR MATÉ, M.D., author, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
The opportunity to plunge into this book will change my life. My gratitude, like spirit, is endless.
JOANNA MACY, author, World as Lover, World as Self
One of the most essential and compelling books of our time. It invites us to rethink at the deepest level who we are as a species and what we might become.
DAVID KORTEN, author, When Corporations Rule the World
I highly recommend this inspiring book, from one of today's most eloquent cultural observers, to anyone concerned about the future of humanity.
FRITJOF CAPRA, author, The Web of Life, co-author, The Systems View of Life
Moving from the ancient Tao to modern neuroscience and everything in between, Lent boldly weaves deep insights together to envision a better world.
FRANS DE WAAL, author, Mama's Last Hug
An important contribution to the urgently needed cultural shift from domination to partnership.
RIANE EISLER, author, The Chalice and the Blade
A beautiful synthesis of wisdom and empirical knowledge, this erudite journey offers an important way to construct a new narrative of our shared lives.
DANIEL J. SIEGEL, M.D., author, IntraConnected, Aware, and Brainstorm
A good place to sit for anybody interested in binding the wounds of thoughtless progress and allowing the emergence of new patterns of being.
TYSON YUNKAPORTA, author, Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World

Introduction
Part 1: Who Am I?
Chapter 1: The Nameless Uncarved Wood
Chapter 2: The Most Important Relationship of Your Life
Chapter 3: The Original AI: Animate Intelligence
Part 2: Where Am I?
Chapter 4: The Patterns of the Universe
Chapter 5: The Harmonic Web of Life
Part 3: What Am I?
Chapter 6: The Deep Purpose of Life
Chapter 7: The Tao in My Own Nature
Part 4: How Should I Live?
Chapter 8: Flourishing as an Integrated Organism
Chapter 9: Cultivating Integrated Values
Chapter 10: Human | Nature
Part 5: Why Am I?
Chapter 11: Everything Is Connected
Chapter 12: From Fixed Self to Infinite Li: The Fractal Nature of Identity
Chapter 13: Weaving a New Story of Meaning