The following excerpt, A Mountain, is from a keynote address Joseph gave in October of 1984 at Carroll College on how our religious traditions influence our views of the environment.
It's amazing to hear the voice of the distinguished Prof. Brown after many years. I studied with him in Montana during the years 1980-84 and found him to be one of two or three of the most compelling teachers in the whole University of Montana at that time. His classes, work and syntheses resonated most eloquently with me and represent the religious tradition that speaks to me more loudly than any other to this day. What a wonderful man he was, bless his soul.
I've just begun reading the book "Teaching Spirits" by Joseph Epes Brown , with Emily Cousins, and immediately taken, mind and soul, by the tone, erudition, intelligence and exquisite respect given Native Americans by the author, and by his family and Ms Cousins whose devotion and work result in this treasure of a book. Their consciousness around the works of this man, the high degree of care taken to make the work clear, flowing, and of utmost faithfulness to his intent, is deeply moving in itself. The image on the cover of the book -- oh my!! what a surprise to find that Joseph was not Native!! Even his name. That he was born to fill his role as spokesperson for what has not yet been said or written, and which must be, is so clear. A cultural and consciousness revolutionary of the sixties and eighties respectively, including infatuation with Eastern religions, I eventually came to deplore the mass exodus to India in search of what already exists here, only more so! The form and the voice of Joseph Brown are inseparable from his elegant, truthful soul. Thank you for posting this video.
It's amazing to hear the voice of the distinguished Prof. Brown after many years. I studied with him in Montana during the years 1980-84 and found him to be one of two or three of the most compelling teachers in the whole University of Montana at that time. His classes, work and syntheses resonated most eloquently with me and represent the religious tradition that speaks to me more loudly than any other to this day. What a wonderful man he was, bless his soul.
I've just begun reading the book "Teaching Spirits" by Joseph Epes Brown , with Emily Cousins, and immediately taken, mind and soul, by the tone, erudition, intelligence and exquisite respect given Native Americans by the author, and by his family and Ms Cousins whose devotion and work result in this treasure of a book. Their consciousness around the works of this man, the high degree of care taken to make the work clear, flowing, and of utmost faithfulness to his intent, is deeply moving in itself.
The image on the cover of the book -- oh my!! what a surprise to find that Joseph was not Native!! Even his name. That he was born to fill his role as spokesperson for what has not yet been said or written, and which must be, is so clear.
A cultural and consciousness revolutionary of the sixties and eighties respectively, including infatuation with Eastern religions, I eventually came to deplore the mass exodus to India in search of what already exists here, only more so!
The form and the voice of Joseph Brown are inseparable from his elegant, truthful soul. Thank you for posting this video.
I wonder if he had a Quaker background.