The Belief of Seeds: The Story of Seeds You Don't Know

Author: (American) Thoreau, translated by Sun Jing
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Publishing Date: 2005-12-01
Features: "The Belief of Seeds" differs from the works of ordinary botanists. The inner tranquility and ethereal quality within it can be compared to the works of Tao Yuanming. Reading it allows you to have a long-overdue dream—peaceful, innocent, slow-paced, and free from hidden schemes. Reading Thoreau's books helps you restore yourself and rekindle the possibility of happiness. —Zhang Xianglong (Scholar, Professor of Philosophy at Peking University)
"The Belief of Seeds" is a monumental work about nature's seeds, a remarkable book that reveres nature and respects life. Thoreau attempts to express the myriad complex lives in the forest through humanistic compassion and rigorous scientific inquiry, exploring the richness and purity of nature. —Jin Hengbing (Translator, Director of the Taiwan Forestry Experiment Station)
This book will help you share the author's love and experience of nature, his tireless curiosity and talent for exploring nature, and teach you how to enjoy nature. You might also follow the author in appreciating the plant seeds around you that you usually pay little attention to, delving into the inner world of seeds, feeling their soul, and sensing their belief. —Preface to the Chinese Edition
"The Belief of Seeds" is a pinnacle work of an individual's study of nature and its laws. In the years to come, this book will undoubtedly be revered as a cornerstone by those who love nature and natural history. —U.S. News & World Report
More than 150 years after Thoreau's death, "The Belief of Seeds," a monumental work about nature's seeds, was finally published. It is a remarkable book that reveres nature and respects life. The author has built a bridge unprecedented in literature and natural science, expressing the dignity, complexity, and height of countless lives in the forest through humanistic compassion and rigorous scientific inquiry, exploring the richness and purity of nature.
"Walden" celebrates how an individual life enjoys the freedom of oneness with nature, while "The Belief of Seeds" praises the interconnectedness of abundant life and nature. "Walden" explores personal growth and development in nature, whereas "The Belief of Seeds" explores how seeds, as carriers of life, extend and realize their beliefs in nature. In "Walden," the author discovers that agriculture is a means of self-cultivation for humanity, while in "The Belief of Seeds," the author observes that wind, water, animals, and other elements are means of nature's self-expansion. In this sense, this book is the sister volume to "Walden."