Navajo teachings provide a classic study of a land-based religion that involves every aspect of the physical World in a spiritual universe. --Cindy Yurth, The Navajo Times.
I have always been a nature-lover and gotten a sense of peace from being outdoors, but since reading these beautiful Navajo teachings I am filled with a profound sense of joy and gratitude every time I walk outside.
The vibrant spirit of the earth and every plant or animal I encountered seemed to glow through a translucent shell.
For days after reading The Natural World , I found myself looking at my surroundings in a different way. --Clayton Long, a participant/creator of the Navajo Rosetta Stone
Bilingual Education Director (retired), San Juan School District, Utah; and curriculum developer for the Navajo Nation.
I highly recommend this book as a study in understanding the power of relationships that populate the Diné worldview.
A unified harmony results.
This book graphically describes elements of life rooted in the Navajo philosophy of hózhǫ́.
Beyond the material life of daily existence, there lies a World of interconnected relations made apparent in Volume II, The Natural World .
Nothing is too big or small--everything holds a power, provides a teaching, and responds through an inner form.
Navajo teachings provide a classic study of a land-based religion that involves every aspect of the physical World in a spiritual universe
